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In double-stranded DNA, adenine pairs with thymine through

Athree hydrogen bonds
Bone hydrogen bond
Cfour hydrogen bonds
Dtwo hydrogen bonds

Answer: D

A=T pairs have two H bonds; G-C pairs have three.

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