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Explain how the DNA double helix is similar to a spiral straircase

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A DNA double helix is made up of two strands that intertwine with each other. In terms of shape it is also spiral like a spiral staircase. Connecting the two strands are a bunch of base pairs similar to the individual steps in the staircase.
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