What would happen to the base pairing of DNA if we removed the van der Waals dispersion forces? Click on the VIEW IMAGE button to get a hint. a) The bases would lose their structure b) There would be no significant change c) The ladder of DNA would hydrolyze d) The double helix would unwind

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Chapter8: The Structure, Replication, And Chromosomal Organization Of Dna
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Problem 17QP: Chemical analysis shows that a nucleic acid sample contains A, U, C, and G. Is this DNA or RNA? Why?
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What would happen to the base pairing of DNA if we removed the van der Waals dispersion forces? Click on the VIEW IMAGE button to get a hint. a) The bases would lose their structure b) There would be no significant change c) The ladder of DNA would hydrolyze d) The double helix would unwind 

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