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What type of bond holds the two strands of DNA together?

Q: What type of bond holds the two strands of DNA together?

Correct Answer: Hydrogen bond. Hydrogen bonds form between complementary nitrogenous bases, adenine with thymine and guanine with cytosine, holding the double helix structure together. These bonds are relatively weak, allowing DNA strands to separate during replication.

A Ionic bond
B Covalent bond
C Hydrogen bond
D Metallic bond

Correct Answer: Option C — Hydrogen bond

Explanation:

Hydrogen bonds form between complementary nitrogenous bases, adenine with thymine and guanine with cytosine, holding the double helix struct...

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Correct	Option C

What type of bond holds the two strands of DNA together?

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