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Which nitrogenous bases pair with each other? What type of hydrogen bond forms between them?

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Base pairs occur when nitrogenous bases make hydrogen bonds with each other. Each base has a specific partner: guanine with cytosine, adenine with thymine (in DNA) or adenine with uracil (in RNA). The hydrogen bonds are weak, allowing DNA to 'unzip'.

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The bases which pair with each other are

Guanine - Cytosine

Adenine - thymine(DNA), uracil acid(RNA)

Guanine and Cytosine make three hydrogen bonds

Adenine and thymine/uracil acid make two hydrogen bonds

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