The strands of the DNA double helix are:

1. identical 2. coiled around each other
3. parallel to each other 4. complementary to each other
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At each step of ascent, the helical strand of DNA turns

1. 36 degree 2. 34 degree
3. 20 degree 4. 180 degree
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In a nucleic acid:
I: a phosphate moiety links the 5’ carbon of one sugar of one nucleotide to the 1’ carbon of the sugar of the succeeding nucleotide.
II: the backbone of the strand is made up of alternate sugar and nitrogenous bases.
1. Only I is correct
2. Only Ii is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Subtopic:  The DNA | Double Helix : Watson & Crick |
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