Which of the following is correct about $$H$$ - bonding in nucleotide?
A.
$$A - T,\,G - C$$
B.
$$A - G,\,T - C$$
C.
$$G - T,\,A - C$$
D.
$$A - A,\,T - T$$
Answer :
$$A - T,\,G - C$$
Solution :
The structure of $$DNA$$ molecule is a double helical structure. In this structure double helix are made up of two right handed helical polynucleotide chains which are held together by $$H$$ - bonds. In these helixes the adenine $$(A)$$ base is linked with thymine $$(T)$$ by two $$H$$ - bonds and guanine $$(G)$$ is linked with cytocine $$(C)$$ by three $$H$$ - bonds as $$A = T,$$ and $$G \equiv C.$$
Releted MCQ Question on Organic Chemistry >> Biomolecules
Releted Question 1
The pair of compounds in which both the compounds give positive test with Tollen’s reagent is