Double-helical DNA has major and minor grooves because

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  • Double-helical DNA has major and minor grooves because
    A. DNA-binding proteins twist the DNA into a specific shave
    B. The A:T and G:C basepairs have different dimensions
    C. Purines, being larger, form the major groove while pyrimidines, being smaller, form the minor groove
    D. The phosphoribose backbones of the two strands are not diametrically opposite
    E. 
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