Bio 3.1.1- Explain the double-stranded, complementary nature of DNA as related to its function in the cell.
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One factor that helps ensure replication is the double-helical structure of DNA itself. The two strands of the DNA double helix are made up of combinations of molecules called nucleotides. DNA is constructed from just four different nucleotides -- adenine (A),thymine (T), cytosine (C), and guanine (G). The nucleotides that form one strand of the DNA double helix always bond with the nucleotides in the other strand according to a pattern known as complementary base-pairing — specifically, A always pairs with T, and C always pairs with G except during protein synthesis when there is no longer a T but a U (uracil). During cell division, the paired strands unravel and each strand serves as the template for synthesis of a new complementary strand.
This is help you to better understand replication of DNA.
To further see how DNA replicates!
Deannh Mihalke