One of the secondary structures exhibited by DNA is….. |
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a) |
Stehenson’s model |
b) |
Watson-Crick model |
c) |
Bohr’s model |
d) |
Wilkenson model |
One of the secondary structures exhibited by DNA is….. |
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a) |
Stehenson’s model |
b) |
Watson-Crick model |
c) |
Bohr’s model |
d) |
Wilkenson model |
(b)
Nucleic acids exhibit a wide variety of secondary structures. For example, one of the secondary structures exhibited by DNA is the famous Watson-Crick model. This model says that DNA exists as a double helix. The two strands of polynucleotides are antiparallel i.e., run in the opposite direction. The backbone is formed by the sugar-phosphate-sugar chain. The nitrogen bases are projected more or less perpendicular to this backbone but face inside