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Q.State the base-pairing rule that operates between the two strands of DNA. How many hydrogen bonds hold each base pair together?

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The two strands of the DNA double helix are held together by hydrogen bonds forming between nitrogenous bases that project inward from each strand, and this pairing follows a strict, complementary rule (sometimes called the Watson-Crick base-pairing rule): adenine (A) pairs only with thymine (T), and guanine (G) pairs only with cytosine (C) -- no other combination of bases (such as A with C, or G with T) pairs together in the double helix. …

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