How are polynucleotide DNA strands held together? (3 marks)

The two antiparallel strands of DNA are held together by hydrogen bonds joining the bases of each complementary nucleotide; Adenine is held to Thymine by 2 hydrogen bonds, and Guanine to Cytosine by 3 hydrogen bonds.

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