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Draw a structure showing how a G hydrogen bonds with a C.

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Answer:
Three hydrogen bonds are formed between Guanine (G) and Cytosine (C).

Step-by-step explanation:
Hydrogen bond takes place when the hydrogen atom directly bonded to most electronegative atom (F, O or N) of one molecule interacts with the most electronegative element of neighbor molecule. The hydrogen atom in this case attains a partial positive charge and it interacts with a element with partial negative charge of neighbor molecule.
Following figure show the three hydrogen bonds (green dashed lines) formed between Guanine (Red) and Cytosine (Blue).
Draw a structure showing how a G hydrogen bonds with a C.-example-1
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