Antiparallel strands of a DNA molecule means that - Vidyadip

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Antiparallel strands of a $DNA$ molecule means that

A
one strand turns clockwise
B
one strand turns anticlockwise
C
the phosphate groups of two $DNA$ strands, at their ends, share the same position
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the phosphate groups at the start of two $DNA$ strands are in opposite position (pole).

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Answer

Correct option: D.

the phosphate groups at the start of two $DNA$ strands are in opposite position (pole).

d
(d) : $DNA$ is a type of nucleic acid that forms genetic material in many organisms. It consists of a long polymer of nucleotides which transcribes the coded information in the form of a triplet code of nucleotides in $mRNA$. It is a double helical molecule. The two strands of $DNA$ run in opposite directions to one another with the hydrogen bonds between them. One strand of $DNA$ has $5'3'$ direction and the other strand has $3'5' $ direction. So they are antiparallel. This direction is determined by the presence of a free phosphate or $OH$ group at the end of the strand. If the strand has phosphate group at the the $5'$ end and with a free $OH$ group at the $3'$ end.

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