THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Which best describes the shape of a DNA molecule?
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single helix
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double helix
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single strand
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t-shaped strand
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A DNA molecule is made up of two linked strands that wind around each other to resemble a twisted ladder in a helix-like shape.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The right answer to the given question is option A) A double helix. It best describes the structure of a DNA molecule. Moreover, the DNA is not a single stranded and it does not comprise amino acids.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nucleotides are arranged in two long strands that form a spiral called a double helix. The structure of the double helix is somewhat like a ladder, with the base pairs forming the ladder’s rungs and the sugar and phosphate molecules forming the vertical sidepieces of the ladder.
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