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The reason one base pair can encode 2 bits is that T-C and C-T are different valid base pairs. The same is true for A-G and G-A as well. A "single" strand (the
by incomethax 16y ago
The reason one base pair can encode 2 bits is that T-C and C-T are different valid base pairs. The same is true for A-G and G-A as well. A "single" strand (the famous double helix) of DNA actually contains 2 copies of genetic information.