BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

NUCLEIC ACIDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The two DNA strands are joining together by:
A
Phosphodiester bonds
B
Hydrogen bonds
C
Pebtide bonds
D
DNA bonds
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hydrogen bonds occur between the two strands and involve a base from one strand with a base from the second in complementary pairing. These hydrogen bonds are individually weak but collectively quite strong. a template during DNA replication.

Detailed explanation-2: -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. Duplication of the genetic information occurs by the use of one DNA strand as a template for formation of a complementary strand.

Detailed explanation-3: -Molecules called nucleotides, on opposite strands of the DNA double helix, that form chemical bonds with one another. These chemical bonds act like rungs in a ladder and help hold the two strands of DNA together.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The answer is B: hydrogen bonds are easier to break allowing for DNA copying. Hydrogen bonds formed between complementary base pairs on opposite DNA strands form the “rungs on a ladder” portion of DNA’s double-helical structure.

Detailed explanation-5: -The nucleotides forming each DNA strand are connected by noncovalent bonds, called hydrogen bonds. Considered individually, hydrogen bonds are much weaker than a single covalent bond, such as a phosphodiester bond.

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