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Match the appropriate pairs.

A
Triple bond
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B
Binds to thymine
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C
Purine base
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D
Double bond
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Solution

Adenine is a purine which always pairs with a pyrimidine - either thymine or uracil. Guanine is also a purine which always pairs with cytosine by a triple hydrogen bond. Adenine pairs with thymine by a double hydrogen bond.

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