Punjab Medical Punjab - MET Solved Paper-1999

  • question_answer
    How many base pairs are present in one turn of DNA?

    A)  10                                         

    B)  9

    C)  11                                         

    D)  12

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Each turn of double helix contains ten paired nucleotides. Distance between two paired nucleotide is\[3.4\,\,\overset{\text{o}}{\mathop{\text{A}}}\,\]. By X-ray diffraction method, DNA in crystalline stage, the double helix makes one full turn every\[34\,\,\overset{\text{o}}{\mathop{\text{A}}}\,\].


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