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during dna replication in a human cell, 6 billions bases must be paired properly. which characteristic of dna best allows for high level of accuracy during this process

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base pairing according to certain rules


i think that would be it
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Answer: The complementary base pairing helps in proper pairing of the bases.

Step-by-step explanation:

The complementary of base pair shows that the adenine will only bind to the thymine and the guanine will only bind to the cytosine and with any other base pair.

So, the template no matter how long it is, the adenine in them will bind to the thymine and the cytosine will bind to the guanine.

The bonds in between are double hydrogen bond in case of adenine and thymine and triple hydrogen bond in case of guanine and cytosine.

This aids in pairing of 6 billion bases during the time of DNA replication in human beings.

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