Question

Calculate the number of hydrogen bonds in a
double stranded DNA in which one of the strands
is represented as 3'-ATTGCT-5' :-
A 14
(3) 20
A 13
(4) 7
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Answer 1

Answer:

14

Explanation:

one strand is represened as

3'-ATTGCT-5' it's complimentary strand will be

5'-TAACGA-3'

A( Adenine) bind T(Thymine) with 2 H bonds

and G(Guanine) bind C(Cytosine) with 3 H bonds

hence , total number of hydrogen bonds in this stranded DNA will be 14.