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What is complementary base pairing?

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Adenine binds to thymine and guanine binds to cytosine as they are complementary base pairs. The complementary bases can form a bond with each other. This helps to hold the two antiparallel strands of the DNA molecule together to form the helix. This is known as the complementary base pairing rule.

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