EBK HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
EBK HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
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ISBN: 9781260163049
Author: Fox
Publisher: MCGRAW HILL BOOK COMPANY
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Chapter 2, Problem 15RA
Summary Introduction

To determine:

Type of bond between the nitrogen bases in the double-stranded DNA.

Introduction:

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the genetic material of multicellular organisms and is a double stranded molecule having complementary strands to each other. DNA contains nitrogen bases, ribose sugar, and phosphate group. The nitrogen bases are attached to each other via hydrogen bonds.

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