I NEED HELP WITH A QUICK BIOLOGY QUESTION!


Which of the following is NOT true of DNA?

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Adenine always pairs with thymine.


Hydrogen bonds hold nitrogenous bases together.


Guanine always pairs with cytosine.


Each nucleotide is connected to three nitrogenous bases.

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Answer:

The correct answer is Each nucleotide is connected to three nitrogenous bases.

  • Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a genetic material composed of nucleotides.
  • Each nucleotide is made up of three elements: a phosphate group, a sugar group (deoxy ribose), and a nitrogenous base.
  • There are four types of nitrogenous bases found in the DNA : adenine (A), guanine (G), thymine (T), and cytosine (C).
  • Phosphate binds to a sugar group with the help of ester bond and sugar binds to a nitrogenous base with the help of glycosidic bond.
  • Nucleotides bind with each other with the help of phospodiester bond to form the polynucleotide chain.
  • The two nucleotide chains are held together with the help of hydrogen bonding between nitrogenous bases of two strands. They form the double helical structure of the DNA.
  • The two strands lei in anti-parallel orientation.
  • It is also important to note that adenine always binds with thymine with the help of two hydrogen bonds and guanine always binds with cytosine with the help of three hydrogen bonds.
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