Moira, a biochemistry major, wanted to explore the shapes a single-stranded DNA molecule can take. She sketched the two shapes below. Her professor was impressed with Moira’s imagination and artistic ability, but she informed Moira that only one of her sketches was feasible. In the sketches, the lines indicate complementary base pairing. (d) Would a new double-stranded molecule assume the shape similar to one in the drawing? (e) Why or why not?

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Moira, a biochemistry major, wanted to explore the shapes a single-stranded DNA molecule can take. She sketched the two shapes below.

Her professor was impressed with Moira’s imagination and artistic ability, but she informed Moira that only one of her sketches was feasible. In the sketches, the lines indicate complementary base pairing.

(d) Would a new double-stranded molecule assume the shape similar to one in the drawing?

(e) Why or why not?

Moira, a biochemistry major, wanted to explore the shapes a single-stranded DNA molecule can
take. She sketched the two shapes below.
STRUCTURE 1
STRUCTURE 2
H-bonds
3⁰.
-5'
5' 3'
Her professor was impressed with Moira's imagination and artistic ability, but she informed Moira
that only one of her sketches was feasible. In the sketches, the lines indicate complementary base
pairing.
>H-bonds
Transcribed Image Text:Moira, a biochemistry major, wanted to explore the shapes a single-stranded DNA molecule can take. She sketched the two shapes below. STRUCTURE 1 STRUCTURE 2 H-bonds 3⁰. -5' 5' 3' Her professor was impressed with Moira's imagination and artistic ability, but she informed Moira that only one of her sketches was feasible. In the sketches, the lines indicate complementary base pairing. >H-bonds
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