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When put together, these bases (A,T,C,G) make up "sentences" that we call

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Step-by-step explanation:

ATCG are called the Nitrogenous Base. The DNA(deoxyribonucleic acid) is made up of a phosphate group, 5 Carbon sugar called deoxyribose and Nitrogenous base.

This Nitrogenous bases are further divided into purine and pyrimidine

Purine includes- Adenine and Guanine while pyrimidine includes Thymine and Cytosine or Uracil in the RNA.

When Base pair occurs, Adenine pairs with Thymine while Guanine pairs up with cytosine in DNA.

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