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16 December, 15:57

Why are the two strands of the double helix "perfect and specific compliments"?

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  1. 16 December, 16:25
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    Because for the strands to form a double helix the base pairs have to match perfectly (adenine with thymine and cytosine with guanine) in DNA, and if a strand of RNA is paired with a split strand of DNA it goes adenine with uracil and cytosine with guanine (uracil replaces thymine)
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