Campbell Biology (12th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0135188741
ISBN 13: 978-0-13518-874-3

Chapter 16 - 16.2 - Concept Check - Page 329: 1

Answer

The complementarity of the two DNA strands allows one new strand to be synthesized from the information in an existing strand since one strand can then be predicted from the other.

Work Step by Step

This prediction relies on Chargaff's rules and the Watson Crick structure which shows that A binds to T and G binds to C.
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