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This is the foundation for dna replication, the rule that states the purine adenine (

a. always pairs with the pyrimidine thymine (t) and the pyrimidine cytosine (
c. always pairs with the purine guanine (
g.

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The answer is. Base pair rule

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The statement above is called the baise pairing rules for DNA. It is governed by the complementary base pairs which are A-T and C-G. These letters represent the four bases found in DNA which are adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine. 
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