Answer:
From the diagram X = <u>base pairs</u>
Explanation:
Genetic information stored within DNA is used for growth, reproduction, and cell repair. DNA, deoxyribonucleic acids, are long-chain, helical macromolecules made of specific sequences of covalently bonded monomers called nucleotides.
Nucleotides comprise:
- a 5-Carbon deoxyribose sugar,
- one nitrogenous base (adenine, guanine thymine, and cytosine)
- and a phosphate group.
Nitrogenous bases cause nucleotides to form hydrogen bonds with other nucleotides as base-pairs. The four types of bases each make the nucleotides Thymine and Cytosine (pyrimidine bases) along with Guanine, and Adenine, (purine bases). In base-pair formation, Adenine forms double bonds with Thymine, and cytosine forms triple bonds with guanine.
During the S phase in the cell cycle, the chromosomes are replicated so that there are two copies. These copies are necessary so that each daughter cell created during the M phase will have an identical copy of the DNA.
Therefore, the answer is A: The DNA must be replicated.
The chromosomes joining, cell membrane expanding, and cytoplasm separating all happen during the M phase (mitosis).
The temperature of a substance is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles. A change in phase may occur when the energy of the particles is changed. ... There are attractive forces between atoms molecules, and these become stronger as the particles move closer together