DNA Is a Double-Stranded Nucleic Acid That Exists as a Double

question 47

Multiple Choice

DNA is a double-stranded nucleic acid that exists as a double helix.Which of the following is responsible for holding the double helix of DNA together?

• A)Phosphodiester bonds between the two strands.
• B)N-glycosidic linkages between the sugar-phosphate backbone on each strand.
• C)Hydrogen bonding between complementary base pairs on the two strands.
• D)Disulfide bonds between the nucleotides on the two strands.
• E)Thymine dimers between the two strands.

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