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and that complement has the following features.
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One, its chain is oriented in the
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opposite direction: where this one goes 5' to 3',
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this one goes 3' to 5'.
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It's oriented in the oppose direction
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and it has the complementary base pairs at each position.
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Where there's an (A) here there's got to be a (T) here,
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where there's a (T) here there's got to be(A) an here,
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where there's a (C) here a (G), a (G), a (C) .
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That's because you have to satisfy this base pair matching
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in order to have hydrogen
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bonding in each of the struts of the ladder