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What are the complementary base pairs to the DNA sequence below?
TACGAT

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Chargaff's rule, also known as the complementary base pairing rule, states that DNA base pairs are always adenine with thymine (A-T) and cytosine with guanine (C-G). A purine always pairs with a pyrimidine and vice versa.
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ATGCTA

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Remember

These are the complementary bases

Thymine - adenine

adenine = thymine

Guanine - cytosine

cytosine - guanine

So the sequence of the complementary base pairs would be

ATGCTA

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