NEET BIOLOGY

GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What two molecules make up the backbone of the structure of DNA with the bases facing inwards? Their efforts also determined that the two strands had what orientation?
A
Phosphate and Sugar, Parallel
B
Phosphate and Sugar, Antiparallel
C
Phosphate and Carbon, Parallel
D
Sulfur and Sugar, Antiparallel
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -DNA consists of two strands that wind around each other like a twisted ladder. Each strand has a backbone made of alternating sugar (deoxyribose) and phosphate groups. Attached to each sugar is one of four bases–adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), or thymine (T).

Detailed explanation-2: -The chemical backbones of the double helix are made up of sugar and phosphate molecules that are connected by chemical bonds, known as sugar-phosphate backbones. The two helical strands are connected through interactions between pairs of nucleotides, also called base pairs.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The deoxyribose and the phosphate groups form the backbone of the nucleic acid molecule. Nitrogenous bases, which are bound to the deoxyribose groups, protrude from the backbone.

Detailed explanation-5: -The shape of DNA is a double helix, which is like a twisted ladder. The sides of the ladder are made of alternating sugar and phosphate molecules.

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