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Why is the pairing of bases during replication essential for the transmission of inherited traits?

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During replication, molecule DNA is copied into new identical molecule DNA. According to the complementary rule, adenine will always bind thymine and vice versa while guanine will always bind cytosine and vice versa. So, if the pairing of bases is perfect during the replication, the offspring will have the same sequence of bases in molecule DNA their parents have.
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