Chapter 5: Q7TYU (page 66)
Which of the following pairs of base sequences could form a short stretch of a normal double helix of DNA?
(A) 5鈥-AGCT-3鈥 with 5鈥-TCGA-3鈥
(B) 5鈥-GCGC-3鈥 with 5鈥-TATA-3鈥
(C) 5鈥-ATGC-3鈥 with 5鈥-GCAT-3鈥
(D) All of these pairs are correct.
Short Answer
(A) The statement 鈥5鈥-AGCT-3鈥 with 5鈥-TCGA-3鈥测 is false.
(B) The statement 鈥5鈥-GCGC-3鈥 with 5鈥-TATA-3鈥欌 isfalse.
(C) The statement 鈥5鈥-ATGC-3鈥 with 5鈥-GCAT-3鈥测 istrue.
(D) The statement 鈥淎ll of these pairs are correct.鈥 isfalse.