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DNA strands are antiparallel. What does that mean?

-opposite and parallel

-complete opposites

-mirror image of each other

-parallel of each other

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Answer:

opposites and parallel

Step-by-step explanation:

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Step-by-step explanation:

In biochemistry, two biopolymers are antiparallel if they run parallel to each other but with opposite directionality (alignments). An example is the two complementary strands of a DNA double helix, which run in opposite directions alongside each other.

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