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OpenStudy (anonymous):

why do purines bond with pyrimidnines in the DNA ladder?

OpenStudy (aaronq):

if purines bonded with purines the hydrogen bonding distance would be too large, causing the helix to kink, and destabilize the structure. The distance between pyrimidines is too large for them to hydrogen bond.

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