Double complementary refers to two sets of colors that consist of complementary pairs. For example, red and green are complementary, as are blue and orange. In a double complementary color scheme, both sets of complementary colors are used together in a design for visual contrast and harmony.
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When DNA and/or RNA are in the double helix configuration each helix is the complementary sequence of the other.
A double helix has twice the number of bases in one strand, so after adding the complementary strand, the double helix will have the sum of the bases in both strands. This is because each base pairs with its complementary base (A with T, and G with C) across the two strands.
The complementary sequence to GAATGC is CTTACG. In DNA, adenine pairs with thymine, so if one strand has a guanine (G), the complementary strand will have a cytosine (C); and if one strand has an adenine (A), the complementary strand will have a thymine (T).
In DNA replication, the term complementary refers to the matching base pairing between nucleotides on the two strands of the DNA double helix. Adenine pairs with thymine and guanine pairs with cytosine, creating two identical daughter strands during replication.
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