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The two strands in DNA are not identical but are complementary explain.

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In the heHcal structure of DNA, the two strands are held together by hydrogen bonds between specific pair of bases. Cytosine forms hydrogen bond with guanine while adenine forms hydrogen bonds with thymine. As a result the two strands are complementary to each other.
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