AP BIOLOGY

HEREDITY

MUTATIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In DNA, Adenine bonds with ____
A
Guanine
B
Thymine
C
Cytosine
D
Adenine
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Adenine-Thymine base pair is held together by 2 hydrogen bonds while the Guanine-Cytosine base pair is held together by 3 hydrogen bonds.

Detailed explanation-2: -In DNA, adenine binds to thymine via two hydrogen bonds to assist in stabilizing the nucleic acid structures. Adenine is one of the two purines nucleobases utilized in the process of forming nucleotides of the nucleic acids. Adenine also bonds with Thymine in the DNA structure.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are three H-bonds between guanine and cytosine whereas two H-bonds are present between adenine and thymine.

Detailed explanation-4: -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). Base pair may also refer to the actual number of base pairs, such as 8 base pairs, in a sequence of nucleotides.

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