Organic Chemistry (6th Edition)
Organic Chemistry (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9781260119107
Author: Janice Gorzynski Smith
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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Chapter 26.13, Problem 35P
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Interpretation: The reason corresponding to the fact that the two purine bases (A and G) cannot form a base pair and hydrogen bond to each other on two strands of DNA in the double helix is to be stated.

Concept introduction: The building block of DNA and RNA is nucleotide. There is a specific structure for each and every nucleotide which enables the formation of DNA and RNA. DNA is composed by the four nitrogenous bases. These are connected by the chemical bond.

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(b)

Interpretation: The reason corresponding to the fact that the hydrogen bonding between guanine and cytosine is more favorable than hydrogen bonding between guanine and thymine is to be stated.

Concept introduction: The building block of DNA and RNA is nucleotide. It is an organic molecule. There is a specific structure for each and every nucleotide which enables the formation of DNA and RNA. DNA is composed by the four nitrogenous bases. These are connected by the chemical bond.

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