Get Answers to all your Questions

header-bg qa

Total number of base pairs in one complete turn of the helix of the DNA is :
 

Option: 1

5 base pairs
 


Option: 2

10 base pairs
 


Option: 3

15 base pairs
 


Option: 4

20 base pairs
 


Answers (1)

best_answer

 

 

As we have already discussed in Salient Features of Double-Helix Structure of DNA -  

 

 The pitch of the helix is 3.4 nm (a nanometre is one-billionth of a metre, that is 10-9 m) and there is roughly 10 bp in each turn.
Hence, the correct option is (b).

Posted by

shivangi.shekhar

View full answer

NEET 2024 Most scoring concepts

    Just Study 32% of the NEET syllabus and Score up to 100% marks