Hydrogen bonds are not as strong as ionic or covalent bonds,but they are able to hold the DNA double helix together because
A) there are so many of them.
B) there are so few of them.
C) the hydrogen bonds in DNA are different than the hydrogen bonds in other molecules.
D) the hydrogen bonds in DNA also have a very special type of molecular glue.
E) ten of them form between each DNA base pair.

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Hydrogen bonds are weaker than ionic or covalent bonds, but the DNA double helix is stabilized by the large number of hydrogen bonds between complementary base pairs, making the overall structure stable.

Hydrogen Bonds Are Not as Strong as Ionic or Covalent