BIOLOGY
NUCLEIC ACIDS
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Question
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Complementary nitrogen base pairs are held together by ____ (The type of bonds that hold one side of the DNA molecule to the other.)
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metallic bonds
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hydrogen bonds
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ionic bonds
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covalent bonds
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Note that complementary base pairs are : A-T and G-C. So, to find the complementary strand, replace A by T, G by C and vice versa. 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: -Answer and Explanation: Nitrogenous bases in nucleic acids are held together by hydrogen bonds.
Detailed explanation-3: -Each molecule of DNA is a double helix formed from two complementary strands of nucleotides held together by hydrogen bonds between G-C and A-T base pairs.
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