One of the Following Five Statements Describing the Watson-Crick Model

question 76

Multiple Choice

One of the following five statements describing the Watson-Crick model for double stranded DNA is incorrect. INDICATE THE INCORRECT STATEMENT

• A) The two strands of DNA are intertwined in such a way that they can be separated without unwinding the complementary strand.
• B) The paired chains have opposite polarity.
• C) The paired bases are located in the interior of the double helical structure.
• D) One turn of the double helix involves approximately 10 nucleotides and occurs every angstroms.
• E) The double helical structure has two grooves running helically along its length, one of which is considerably narrower than the other.