AP BIOLOGY

HEREDITY

LAW OF INDEPENDENT ASSORTMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which nitrogenous bases make up the rungs of a DNA molecule?
A
adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine
B
adenine, thymine, uracil, and cytosine
C
adenine, uracil, guanine and cytosine
D
adenine, thymine, guanine, and uracil
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Under normal circumstances, the nitrogen-containing bases adenine (A) and thymine (T) pair together, and cytosine (C) and guanine (G) pair together. The binding of these base pairs forms the structure of DNA .

Detailed explanation-2: -Other combinations of the atoms form the four bases: thymine (T), adenine (A), cytosine (C), and guanine (G). These bases are the rungs of the DNA ladder.

Detailed explanation-3: -Two nitrogen-containing bases (or nucleotides) that pair together to form the structure of DNA. The four bases in DNA are adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T). These bases form specific pairs (A with T, and G with C).

Detailed explanation-4: -The rungs of the DNA ladder made of four types of nitrogenous bases. These are adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), and thymine (T). These nitrogen bases pair as A-T and C-G with the help of two and three hydrogen bonds respectively.

Detailed explanation-5: -Phosphate Backbone A phosphate backbone is the portion of the DNA double helix that provides structural support to the molecule. DNA consists of two strands that wind around each other like a twisted ladder. Each strand has a backbone made of alternating sugar (deoxyribose) and phosphate groups.

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