Show a polynucleotide chain of DNA?

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Problem 13CTQ: Describe the structure and complementary base pairing of DNA.
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Show a polynucleotide chain of DNA?

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DNA is the genetic element in all cell types of prokaryotic and eukaryotic. DNA is double stranded helical in structure made of nitrogenous base pairs and phosphate sugars. DNA is packed in chromosomes.

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Double stranded DNA has two complementary polynucleotide chains where the bases on one strand form hydrogen bond association with bases on the other strand. There are two hydrogen bonds between adenine and thymine and three hydrogen bonds between guanine and cytosine. Hence, two poly-nucleotides chains of double strand DNA held together by hydrogen bonding.

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