One turn of the helix in a B­form $DNA$ is approximately
AIPMT 2006, Medium
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(d) : $DNA$ or deoxyribose nucleic acid is the largest macromolecule made of the helically twisted two antiparallel polydeoxyribonucleotide strands held together by hydrogen bonds. The two strands of $DNA$ are together called $DNA$ duplex. It has a diameter of $20\ Å$. One turn spiral has a distance of $34\ Å$. It contains $10$ deoxyribonucleotides in each strand so that the distance between two adjacent nucleotides is $3.4\ Å$.
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