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What are the complementary base-pairing rules for biology?

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In DNA, Adenine bonds with Thymine, Cytosine bonds with Guanine. In RNA, Thymine is replaced with Uracil (bases capitalized for easy emphasis/reference, not grammar.)

Purines and Pyrimidines are two families of Nitrogenous bases.

In DNA:

Adenine and Guanine: Purines

Cytosine and Thymine: Pyrimidines

Adenine bonds with Thymine and Guanine bonds with Cytosine.

A&T have 2 hydrogen bonds and G&C have 3 hydrogen bonds.

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