GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
EVOLUTION
Question
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(A and T)(C and G)
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(A and G)(C and T)
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(A, T and C)G dosn’t fit anywhere
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like peas in a pod
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Detailed explanation-1: -DNA base pair. Under normal circumstances, the nitrogen-containing bases adenine (A) and thymine (T) pair together, and cytosine (C) and guanine (G) pair together. The binding of these base pairs forms the structure of DNA .
Detailed explanation-2: -Final answer: Adenine-Thymine is the correct base pairing for DNA molecules.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bases pair up with each other in a consistent way, and this process is called complementary base pairing, or Watson-Crick base pairing. This consistent pairing of bases allows DNA to accurately replicate itself. It also allows DNA to be transcribed accurately into RNA and then translated from RNA to amino acids.
Detailed explanation-4: -Complementary Base Pairing You see, cytosine can form three hydrogen bonds with guanine, and adenine can form two hydrogen bonds with thymine. Or, more simply, C bonds with G and A bonds with T. It’s called complementary base pairing because each base can only bond with a specific base partner.
Detailed explanation-5: -Guanine and thymine are similarly incompatible. A always pairs with T and G always pairs with C because these are the only combinations that allow for hydrogen bonding to occur, given the spatial constraints of the double helix, which requires there to be one purine and one pyrimidine in each base pair.