How many hydrogen bonds hold together each A-T pair, and how many hydrogen bonds hold together each C-G pair in a DNA molecule? O AT = 2 hydrogen bonds, C-G = 2 hydrogen bonds O A-T= 3 hydrogen bonds, C-G = 3 hydrogen bonds O A-T= 2 hydrogen bonds, C-G = 3 hydrogen bonds O A-T=3 hydrogen bonds. C-G 2 hydrogen bonds

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How many hydrogen bonds hold together each A-T pair, and how many hydrogen bonds hold together each
C-G pair in a DNA molecule?
O AT= 2 hydrogen bonds, C-G = 2 hydrogen bonds
O AT=3 hydrogen bonds, C-G = 3 hydrogen bonds
O A-T= 2 hydrogen bonds, C-G = 3 hydrogen bonds
O A-T 3 hydrogen bonds. C-G = 2 hydrogen bonds
Transcribed Image Text:How many hydrogen bonds hold together each A-T pair, and how many hydrogen bonds hold together each C-G pair in a DNA molecule? O AT= 2 hydrogen bonds, C-G = 2 hydrogen bonds O AT=3 hydrogen bonds, C-G = 3 hydrogen bonds O A-T= 2 hydrogen bonds, C-G = 3 hydrogen bonds O A-T 3 hydrogen bonds. C-G = 2 hydrogen bonds
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Hydrogen bonding in DNA or RNA

  • The base pairs are connected via hydrogen bonds. A hydrogen bond is a type of attractive interaction between an electronegative atom and a hydrogen atom bonded to another electronegative atom. The hydrogen bond in DNA is responsible for holding together the double helix structure. 
  • The 2 strands of DNA stay together by H bonds that occur between complementary nucleotide base pairs. 2 hydrogen bonds occur between the Adenosine and the Thymine base pairs, and between the Cytosine and the Guanine there are 3.
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