The strands in a double helix of DNA are:

A. antiparallel
B. complementary
C. held together via hydrogen bonds
D. wound around each other with 10 base pairs per turn
E. antiparallel, complementary, held together via hydrogen bonds and wound around each other with 10 base pairs per turn


Answer: E

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