All of the Following Statements Concerning the Watson-Crick Model of DNA

question 64

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements concerning the Watson-Crick Model of DNA structure are true EXCEPT

• A) the two strands of DNA are complementary.
• B) the hydrogen bonding between guanine and cytosine is stronger than between adenine and thymine.
• C) the two DNA strands are anti-parallel.
• D) the nm periodicity is the distance for one complete turn of the helix.
• E) the stacked nitrogenous bases form the backbone of each DNA strand.

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