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Bases can only pair with one other base. Adenine can only pair with thymine. Guanine can only pair with cytosine. Knowing one base implies the other, so there a
by whatgoodisaroad 14y ago
Bases can only pair with one other base. Adenine can only pair with thymine. Guanine can only pair with cytosine. Knowing one base implies the other, so there are only two possible pairs.
- sadga 14y agoBut there are two strands, and each half-pair is fixed on one side.