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DNA is double stranded due to interactions between adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine, which are

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Answer;

Complementary base pairs;

- Adenine-Thyamine and Guanine-Cytosine (A-T and G-C)

Explanation;

-According to Chargaf's rule, the secondary structure of the DNA requires that every guanine pairs with a cytosine and every thymine pairs with an adenine, resulting in consistent ratios between the nucleotides.

-In double-stranded DNA, two long molecules twist around one another in a double helix. Pairs of nitrogenous bases are set in the same plane, and interact with each other via hydrogen bonding. These pairs are often referred to as base pairs

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