In a dsDNA, a pyrimidine in one chain is always paired with a purine on the other chain because of this arrangement, the molecule is 2nm wide along its entire length. Example is A with G or C with T.   True False

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Chapter8: The Structure, Replication, And Chromosomal Organization Of Dna
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Problem 7QP: List the pyrimidine bases, the purine bases, and the base-pairing rules for DNA.
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In a dsDNA, a pyrimidine in one chain is always paired with a purine on the other chain because of this arrangement, the molecule is 2nm wide along its entire length. Example is A with G or C with T.

 
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