Total hydrogen bonds would exist between the following strands of DNA

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The discussion centers on calculating the total number of hydrogen bonds between specific DNA strands and their complementary strands based on Watson-Crick base pairing. For the strand GCATGC, the complementary strand is CGTACG, resulting in 6 hydrogen bonds. For the strand TATGGC, the complementary strand is ATACCG, yielding 6 hydrogen bonds as well. Therefore, the total number of hydrogen bonds between these strands is 12.

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How many total hydrogen bonds would exist between the following strands of DNA and their complementary strands?
1. GCATGC
2. TATGGC
 
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