Which of the Following Would Have the HIGHEST Melting Temperature

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would have the HIGHEST melting temperature?

• A) 20-mer double-stranded DNA-DNA duplex
• B) 20-mer double-stranded RNA-RNA duplex
• C) 40-mer double-stranded DNA-DNA duplex
• D) 40-mer double-stranded DNA-RNA duplex
• E) 40-mer double-stranded RNA-RNA duplex

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