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Select the incorrect statements about DNA.
BiologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceNEET
Options:
  • A DNA is acidic in nature due to presence of phosphate group.
  • B DNA act as genetic material in majority of the organisms as it is structurally more stable as compared to RNA.
  • C In bacteriophage λ, 48502 base pairs are found in DNA.
  • D F. Meischer first identified the DNA in 1829.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: F. Meischer first identified the DNA in 1829.
DNA (first identified by Friedrich Meischer in 1869). It is a long polymer of deoxyribonucleotides. It is double-stranded in all organisms except few viruses. It is a acidic in nature and negatively charged due to the presence of the phosphate group.

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