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There was also the vexing problem of how the intertwined chains might be held together by hydro- gen bonds between the bases . Though for over a year Francis and I had dismissed the possibility that bases formed regular hydrogen bonds ...
There was also the vexing problem of how the intertwined chains might be held together by hydro- gen bonds between the bases . Though for over a year Francis and I had dismissed the possibility that bases formed regular hydrogen bonds ...
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When I got to our still empty office the following morning , I quickly cleared away the papers from my desk top so that I would have a large , flat surface on which to form pairs of bases held together by hydro- gen bonds .
When I got to our still empty office the following morning , I quickly cleared away the papers from my desk top so that I would have a large , flat surface on which to form pairs of bases held together by hydro- gen bonds .
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The formation of a third hydrogen bond between guanine and cytosine was considered , but rejected because a crystallographic study of guanine hinted that it ... Three strong hydrogen bonds can be drawn between guanine and cytosine .
The formation of a third hydrogen bond between guanine and cytosine was considered , but rejected because a crystallographic study of guanine hinted that it ... Three strong hydrogen bonds can be drawn between guanine and cytosine .
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