DNA model
A double helix DNA shown as a double twisted string with interlinking parts. Base pairs on a DNA molecule. Each strand of DNA is made of chemicals called bases. There are four different types of bases. In DNA, two strands coil together to form a double helix. There are chemical cross-links between the two strands, formed by pairs of bases.
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