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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Biomolecules

Which of the following statements about DNA is not correct?

  1. A It has a double helix structure
  2. B Adenine forms hydrogen bonds with thymine and cytosine forms hydrogen bonds with guanine
  3. C The two strands in a DNA molecule are not complementary to each other
  4. D It contains the pentose sugar, 2-deoxyribose
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(C) The two strands in a DNA molecule are not complementary to each other

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I. DNA has a double helix structure. II. Adenine form hydrogen bond with thymine \(A=T\) ) and cytocine forms hydrogen bond with guanine \((C \equiv G)\). III. The two strands in DNA molecules are complementary to each other. IV. DNA strand contains pentose -2-deoxyribose sugar.…