What type of weak interactions stabilize DNA a) salt bridges between bases on opposite strands b) hydrogen bonds between bases on opposite strands c) hydrogen bonds between bases on the same strand d) hydrophilic interactions and base stacking e) Ion-dipole interactions between water and phosphate

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Problem 17QP: Chemical analysis shows that a nucleic acid sample contains A, U, C, and G. Is this DNA or RNA? Why?
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What type of weak interactions stabilize DNA

a) salt bridges between bases on opposite strands

b) hydrogen bonds between bases on opposite strands

c) hydrogen bonds between bases on the same strand

d) hydrophilic interactions and base stacking

e) Ion-dipole interactions between water and phosphate

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