BIOLOGY
NUCLEIC ACIDS
Question
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Single Helix
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Double Helix
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Single Spiral
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Double Spiral
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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 a double helix formed by base pairs attached to a sugar-phosphate backbone.
Detailed explanation-3: -The double helix of DNA is, like its name implies, in the shape of a helix which is essentially a three dimensional spiral. 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.
Detailed explanation-4: -DNA molecules have an antiparallel structure-that is, the two strands of the helix run in opposite directions of one another.