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What are the examples of complementary base pairs?

Posted April 5, 2024

Bioconjugation Cellular Processes Cellular Structures and Organelles DNA and RNA Quantitation Nucleic Acids Nucleus Physiological Probes

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In DNA, adenine (A) forms hydrogen bonds with thymine (T), and cytosine (C) forms hydrogen bonds with guanine (G). In RNA, uracil (U) replaces thymine (T) as the complementary base to adenine (A).

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