Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Structure of nucleic acids and replication of DNA

Structure of nucleic acids and replication of DNA — practice question

Which statement explains why the two sugar-phosphate chains in a DNA molecule remain the same distance apart?

  • AAdenine and thymine are held together by the same number of hydrogen bonds as cytosine and guanine.
  • BEach nucleotide molecule is the same size.
  • CEach purine base is linked to a pyrimidine base.
  • DThe sugar-phosphate strands of the helix are held together by sulfur bridges.

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