Complementary BASE Pairing
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Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life — Campbell Biology in Focus▶ 30:09And guanine G always pairs with cytosine C, forming three hydrogen bondsThis is known as the complementary base pairing ruleA with T, G with CDNA: The Indispensable Forensic Science Tool — Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science▶ 6:56That's a perfect descriptionAnd the key to that ladder's stability, and the ability of DNA to replicate itself flawlessly is the principle of complementary base…The geometry of the double helix is incredibly rigidNon-coding RNAs — Genetics: Analysis and Principles▶ 2:48And the real superpower of ncRNAs, the reason they can do so much, it really lies in their ability to bind to…They can bind to DNA or other RNA through complementary base pairing, like A with U, G with C, that's familiarBut they also bind very specifically to proteins, often using these unique 3D shapes, like stem loop structures