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Double-stranded DNAplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigDouble-stranded DNA (dsDNA): DNA that consists of two complementary strands of ssDNA paired together via hydrogen bonds between the nitrogenous bases G, A, T, and C. (dsDNAplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigDouble-stranded DNA (dsDNA): DNA that consists of two complementary strands of ssDNA paired together via hydrogen bonds between the nitrogenous bases G, A, T, and C.): DNAplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigDNA: deoxyribonucleic acid. The genetic material for nearly all life on Earth. that consists of two complementary strands of ssDNAplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigSingle-stranded DNA (ssDNA): a polymerized chain of deoxyribonucleotides that is not paired with a complementary polymer. Usually formed by denaturing dsDNA with heat or other methods. paired together via hydrogen bondsplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigHydrogen bond: a type of weak noncovalent bond that forms between atoms that are part of a dipole movement. between the nitrogenous basesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigNitrogenous bases: ringed chemical structures that are part of nucleotides. They include adenine (A), guanine (G), thymine (T), and cytosine (C) in DNA, and uracil (U) that substitutes for thymine in RNA. G, A, T, and C.