All of the Following Statements Concerning Properties of Nucleic Acids

question 60

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements concerning properties of nucleic acids are correct EXCEPT

• A) RNA is hydrolyzed to 2'- and nucleotides by alkali.
• B) DNA is denatured by alkali.
• C) DNA is denatured by high temperature.
• D) Denaturation of DNA is accompanied by hyperchromism.
• E) RNA cannot form a Watson-Crick type double-helix.

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