Q169 / 199 · NEET 2008 (Mains) · Zoology
In the DNA molecules
- Correct answerAThere are two strands which run antiparallel-one in $5^{\prime} \rightarrow 3^{\prime}$ direction and other in $3^{\prime} \rightarrow$ $5+$
- BThe total amount of purine nucleotides and pyrimidine nucleotides is not always equal
- CThere are two strands which run parallel in the $5^{\prime} \rightarrow 3^{\prime}$ direction
- DThe proportion of Adenine in relation to thymine varies with the organism
Solution
The 2 strands of DNA are antiparallel one in $5^{\prime}-3^{\prime}$ direction and the other in $3^{\prime}-5^{\prime}$ direction.
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.