NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

BIOCHEMISTRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In DNA, Guanine and ____ are always paired together.
A
Adenine
B
Thymine
C
Cytosine
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The chemical structures of Thymine and Cytosine are smaller, while those of Adenine and Guanine are larger. Size and structure of the specific nucleotides cause Adenine and Thymine to always pair together while Cytosine and Guanine always pair together. Therefore the two strands of DNA are considered complimentary.

Detailed explanation-2: -DNA base pair. Under normal circumstances, the nitrogen-containing bases adenine (A) and thymine (T) pair together, and cytosine (C) and guanine (G) pair together. The binding of these base pairs forms the structure of DNA .

Detailed explanation-3: -Base Pair Attached to each sugar is one of four bases: adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G) [GWA-NeeN] or thymine (T). The two strands are held together by hydrogen bonds between pairs of bases: adenine pairs with thymine, and cytosine pairs with guanine.

Detailed explanation-4: -Definition. A unit of two bases in a molecule of DNA or RNA. In DNA, adenine always pairs with thymine (A-T), and guanine always pairs with cytosine (G-C). RNA is the same, except that adenine always pairs with uracil (A-U).

Detailed explanation-5: -Guanine binds with cytosine in DNA and RNA and forms three hydrogen bonds. This occurs because guanine has two nitrogen atoms and one oxygen atom that are able to form hydrogen bonds, so three bonds occur between these bases.

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