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In the DNA molecules
BiologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceNEETNEET 2008 (Mains)
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  • A There are two strands which run antiparallel-one in $5^{\prime} \rightarrow 3^{\prime}$ direction and other in $3^{\prime} \rightarrow$
    $5+$
  • B The total amount of purine nucleotides and pyrimidine nucleotides is not always equal
  • C There are two strands which run parallel in the $5^{\prime} \rightarrow 3^{\prime}$ direction
  • D The proportion of Adenine in relation to thymine varies with the organism
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The correct answer is: There are two strands which run antiparallel-one in $5^{\prime} \rightarrow 3^{\prime}$ direction and other in $3^{\prime} \rightarrow$
$5+$
The 2 strands of DNA are antiparallel one in $5^{\prime}-3^{\prime}$ direction and the other in $3^{\prime}-5^{\prime}$ direction.

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