The strands in a double helix of DNA are: complementary. held together via hydrogen bonds. antiparallel. wound around each other with 10 base pairs per turn.
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The strands in a double helix of DNA are complementary: This means that the two strands are made up of nucleotides that pair up in a specific way. Adenine (A) always pairs with thymine (T), and guanine (G) always pairs with cytosine (C). Show more…
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