14.31 The two strands in DNA are not identical but are complementary. Explain.
14.31 The two strands in DNA are not identical but are complementary. Explain.
14.31
In the helical structure of DNA, the two strands are held together by hydrogen bonds between specific pairs of bases.
Cytosine from hydrogen bond with guanine, while adenine forms hydrogen bond with thymine. As a result, the two strands are complementary to each other.
DNA consists of two strands
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