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A chromosome contains two complementary strands of dexoyribonucleic acid (DNA). These are long polymers of nucleic acids (nucleotides) each consisting of phosphate, deoxyribose and one of four "bases" which consist of: adenine, thymine, guanine and cytosine (A, T, C and G). These always form base pairs based on hydrogen bonds between complementary bases: A-T or C-G. (The two strands are termed anti-parallel, in that they "run" in opposite directions.)

2006-12-14 06:12:38 · answer #1 · answered by john h 7 · 0 0

The back bone of the DNA runs in opposite directions on each strand so the 5' end of one strand is bound to the 3' end of the opposite strand.

2006-12-13 10:44:04 · answer #2 · answered by CRF 2 · 0 0

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