Manipal Medical Manipal Medical Solved Paper-2003

  • question_answer
    The number of base pairs per helical turn in Z-DNA is:

    A)  10             

    B)  11

    C)  12              

    D)  13

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

     In Z-DNA or left handed DNA, the number of base pairs per helical turn is 12: It was first discovered by Alexander Rich (1980). The coiling follows a zig-zag course. It is having a zig-zag back bone and is left handed. It occurs in certain regions of chromosomes and is involved in regulating certain eukaryotic genes by blocking their activity.


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