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Using the Complementary Base-pairing rules, match the nitrogen bases with its complementary base.

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Using the Complementary Base-pairing rules, match the nitrogen bases with its complementary-example-1
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Answer:

Adenine (A) pairs with Thymine (T)

Cytosine (C) pairs with Guanine (G)

vice versa

Thymine (T) pairs with Adenine (A)

Guanine (G) pairs with Cytosine (C)

One common mnemonic to remember this is

"Apples in the Tree, Car in the Garage."

Another one is "AT is like a flat, GC is like a garage."

The nitrogen bases in DNA strands are held together by hydrogen bonds.

adenine (A) and thymine (T) form 2 hydrogen bonds

cytosine (C) and guanine (G) form 3 hydrogen bonds

hydrogen bonds are weak so that the

DNA strands can separate during

DNA replication and transcription.

Step-by-step explanation:

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