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How do the nucleotides in DNA bond with each other within a strand? How do they bond with each other across strands?

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\Rightarrow All the component of 11 strand of DNA attached together by covalent bonds\textbf{\color{#4257b2}covalent bonds}. Thus, the molecule of deoxyribose sugar linked to phosphate group of the following nucleotide and so on.


\Rightarrow However, the two strands of DNA attached together by hydrogen bonds\textbf{\color{#c34632}hydrogen bonds}. Thus, the nitrogenous bases of the two strands linked together by two hydrogen bonds or three:

  • Between Adenine and Thymine, there are three hydrogen bonds\text{\underline{there are three hydrogen bonds}}

  • Between Cytosine and Guanine, there are two hydrogen bonds\text{\underline{there are two hydrogen bonds}}

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