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COMEDK · Chemistry · 30. Biomolecules

Two statements, Assertion and Reason are given. Choose the correct option from the following.
Assertion: In the secondary structure of RNA, double helix structure is formed.
Reason: In the double structure of RNA, two nucleic acid chains are wound about each other and held together by hydrogen bonds between pairs of bases

  1. A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
  2. B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
  3. C Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.
  4. D Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
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(D) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.

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Assertion is correct: RNA is single-stranded, but its secondary structure involves the strand folding back on itself to form localised double-helical regions (e.g., stem-loops in tRNA, hairpin loops). Reason is incorrect: The double-helical regions in RNA are formed by…