ses/160003/quizzes/368502/take Homework help Question 9 2.5 pts Watson and Crick proposed the structure of DNA being comprised of two helical chains. This was in contradiction to what was believed at the time, which was DNA being comprised of helical chains. One. Three. Four. Five. More than one of the above.
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In 1953, the scientists James Watson and Francis Crick published their landmark findings on the structure of DNA. Watson and Crick deduced the structure of DNA by unifying evidence that they collected from several scientists who were also seeking to answer this important question. Identify the pieces of evidence describing the features of DNA that Watson and Crick used to determine the structure of DNA. A purine base forms hydrogen bonds to pair with a pyrimidine base located on the opposite DNA strand. Specifically, A pairs with T, and C pairs with G. A purine base forms covalent bonds with a pyrimidine base located on the opposite DNA helix. The two chains are parallel, both running in a 5' to 3' direction. The sugar–phosphate backbones of each DNA helix run antiparallel to one another. The nitrogenous bases on each DNA helix are arranged perpendicularly to the central axis. The diameter of the DNA double helix is 2 nanometers, with each purine–pyrimidine base pair spanning an equivalent distance between the two chains.
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