NEET Biology Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question Bank Assertion and Reason

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    Assertion : The nitrogen bases of the two chains of DNA are held together by hydrogen bonds. Reason : Both chains of DNA are antiparallel.

    A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

    B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion 

    C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false

    D) If both the assertion and reason are false

    E) If the assertion is false but reason is true

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    The nitrogen bases of DNA are of two types namely (i) pyrimidines and (ii) purines. The nitrogen bases of the two chains formed complementary pairs with purine of one and pyrimidine of the other held together by hydrogen bonds. The two chains are antiparallel with  orientation of one and  orientation of the other.


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