Out of the 4 base pairs that are shown, B and C are the ONLY Watson-Crick base pairs that are found in BOTH DNA and RNA The base pair seen in B is more stable than the Watson-Crick base pair shown in C partly because of a larger number of hydrogen bonds and partly because of more favourable pi-stacking interactions with adjacent base pairs. The base pair shown in D is almost never found in the DNA double helix. because the extra space occupied by the two purine bases would severely distort the helical structure normally generated by base pairs involving a pyrimidine base and a purine base. The base pair formed in A is less stable than the Watson-Crick base pair shown in B partly because of a smaller number of hydrogen bonds and partly because of less favourable pi-stacking interactions with adjacent base pairs.

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Out of the 4 base pairs that are shown, B and C are the ONLY Watson-Crick
base pairs that are found in BOTH DNA and RNA
The base pair seen in B is more stable than the Watson-Crick base pair shown in
C partly because of a larger number of hydrogen bonds and partly because of
more favourable pi-stacking interactions with adjacent base pairs.
The base pair shown in D is almost never found in the DNA double helix.
because the extra space occupied by the two purine bases would severely
distort the helical structure normally generated by base pairs involving a
pyrimidine base and a purine base.
The base pair formed in A is less stable than the Watson-Crick base pair shown
in B partly because of a smaller number of hydrogen bonds and partly because of
less favourable pi-stacking interactions with adjacent base pairs.
Transcribed Image Text:A C Bo B D Out of the 4 base pairs that are shown, B and C are the ONLY Watson-Crick base pairs that are found in BOTH DNA and RNA The base pair seen in B is more stable than the Watson-Crick base pair shown in C partly because of a larger number of hydrogen bonds and partly because of more favourable pi-stacking interactions with adjacent base pairs. The base pair shown in D is almost never found in the DNA double helix. because the extra space occupied by the two purine bases would severely distort the helical structure normally generated by base pairs involving a pyrimidine base and a purine base. The base pair formed in A is less stable than the Watson-Crick base pair shown in B partly because of a smaller number of hydrogen bonds and partly because of less favourable pi-stacking interactions with adjacent base pairs.
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