BIOLOGY
NUCLEIC ACIDS
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Question
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Triple helix
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Double helix
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Single helix
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Tetra helix
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Quint helix
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Detailed explanation-1: -Double helix, as related to genomics, is a term used to describe the physical structure of DNA. 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. Each strand has a backbone made of alternating sugar (deoxyribose) and phosphate groups.
Detailed explanation-2: -DNA is made of two linked strands that wind around each other to resemble a twisted ladder-a shape known as a double helix. Each strand has a backbone made of alternating sugar (deoxyribose) and phosphate groups.
Detailed explanation-3: -The double comes from the fact that the helix is made of two long strands of DNA that are intertwined-sort of like a twisted ladder. Each strand of DNA (or side of the ladder) is a long, linear molecule made up of a backbone of sugars and phosphate groups.