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andre [41]
4 years ago
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What does it mean to say that double-stranded nucleic acids are antiparallel?

Biology
1 answer:
Elanso [62]4 years ago
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Answer:

DNA is the genetic material of all the living organism except some viruses. The structure and the characteristics of the DNA was well explained by Watson and Crick.

DNA is a double stranded molecule in which nitrogenous bases are linked together. Watson and crick explained that DNA strand are antiparallel. The antiparallel nature of the strand means one DNA gas a polarity of 5' to 3' direction whereas the another strand of the DNA gas polarity of 3' to 5' direction. These two strands has opposite polarity and runs in anti parallel directions. Thus, the DNA strand known as antiparallel strands.

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