Biochemistry (Looseleaf)
Biochemistry (Looseleaf)
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ISBN: 9781319114800
Author: BERG
Publisher: MAC HIGHER
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Chapter 4, Problem 10P
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Why do DNA strands have opposite polarity in double-helix structure?

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Sugar-phosphate backbones in DNA run in opposite directions. The strands of DNA will form a double helix only when they are opposite in direction.

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