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Chapter 14, Problem 4U
The bonds that hold two complementary strands of DNA together are
a. hydrogen bonds.
b. peptide bonds.
c. ionic bonds.
d. phosphodiester bonds.
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Which of the following is true about the structure of nucleotides?
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D. Thymine base is found in DNA and RNA.
What types of bonds form between 5' and 3' carbons on the same strand of DNA/RNA?
which answer choice? a. Hydrogen bond
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