Interpretation:
The type of bonding and attraction that link the monomers together in DNA molecule should be described.
Concept introduction:
DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid which contains five carbon sugar, a nitrogen base and a phosphate group. It stores the biological information or gene information in a sequence of four bases of nucleic acid: Adenine, cytosine, thymine and guanine. DNA has a structure of double helix. It also stores the replicate genetic information.
Answer to Problem 80A
The type of bonding and attraction that link the monomers together in DNA molecule is hydrogen bonding.
Explanation of Solution
In the structure of DNA, two
Thus, the type of bonding and attraction that link the monomers together in DNA molecule is hydrogen bonding.
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