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The base pairs in a DNA strand are held together with hydrogen bonds. If the two nitrogenous bases in each pair were held together with covalent bonds instead of hydrogen bonds, what effect would it have on the cell?

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Complementary base pairing is important because the hydrogen bonds between the bases hold the two strands of DNA together and because it serves as a way for DNA to replicate.

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