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CUET · BIOLOGY · PYQ PAPER 2023

Which one of the following statements is not correct regarding the DNA?

  1. A DNA as an acidic substance present in nucleus was first identified by Friedrich Meischer in 1869.
  2. B The two chains are coiled in a left-handed fashion and the pitch of the helix is 3.4 nm.
  3. C The plane of one base pair stacks over the other in double helix and confers stability of the helical structure.
  4. D The two chains have anti-parallel polarity, means if one chain has the polarity 5' to 3', the other has 3' to 5'.
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(B) The two chains are coiled in a left-handed fashion and the pitch of the helix is 3.4 nm.

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The two chains are coiled in a right-handed fashion. Thus, the statement "The two chains are coiled in a left-handed fashion and the pitch of the helix is 3.4 nm" is not correct.
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