What is complementary base pairing? Explain why complementary base pairing is necessary to maintain the double helix shape of th

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padilas [110]

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What is complementary base pairing? Explain why complementary base pairing is necessary to maintain the double helix shape of th

e DNA molecule.

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Fofino [41] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-02T20:27:45+03:00

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A complimentary base pairing is how adenine can only bond with thymine and how guanine and cytosine through hydrogen bonding. It is necessary to maintain the double helix shape. Because it is opposite, that is why the DNA is that shape. It is anti parallel due to the Complementary base pairing.