Identify the given nitrogenous base:
1. Thymine 2. Uracil
3. Adenine 4. Guanine
Subtopic:  Nucleic Acid: Nucleotides | The DNA |
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Regarding the double helix of DNA, all the following will be correct except:
1. The two strands of polynucleotides are antiparallel i.e., run in the opposite direction.
2. The backbone is formed by the sugar-phosphate-sugar chain.
3. The nitrogen bases are projected more or less perpendicular to this backbone but face inside.
4. A and G of one strand compulsorily base pairs with C and T, respectively, on the other strand.
Subtopic:  The DNA | Double Helix : Watson & Crick Part 1 | Double Helix : Watson & Crick Part 2 | Double Helix : Watson & Crick |
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In the DNA double helix:

I: At each step of ascent, the strand turns 34º.
II: The rise per base pair would be 0.36 nm.
 
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
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