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Which shows a correctly paired dna molecule

A. GAG TA
TGC AT
B. ACG TA
TCG AT
C. ACG TA
TGC AT
D. ACG TC
TGC AT

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ACG TA TGC AT

Step-by-step explanation:

User Qqbenq
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There are 4 nucleotides in DNA molecules: guanine (G), cytosine (C), adenine (A), and thymine (T).

Guanine and cytosine bind together (G-C), and adenine and thymine bind together (A-T). These are the only two possible binds in a DNA molecule.

Answer A has a guanine and adenine bond (G-A), which is impossible.
Answer B has a cytosine and cytosine bond (C-C), which is impossible.
Answer D has a cytosine and thymine bond (C-T), which is impossible.

Through the process of elimination, the answer is C.
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