In the Watson-Crick Model for the DNA Double Helix (B

question 43

Multiple Choice

In the Watson-Crick model for the DNA double helix (B form) the A-T and G-C base pairs share which one of the following properties?

• A)The distance between the two glycosidic (base-sugar)bonds is the same in both base pairs,within a few tenths of an angstrom.
• B)The molecular weights of the two base pairs are identical.
• C)The number of hydrogen bonds formed between the two bases of the base pair is the same.
• D)The plane of neither base pair is perpendicular to the axis of the helix.
• E)The proton-binding groups in both base pairs are in their charged or ionized form.

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