The number of phosphodiester bonds in a double stranded fragment of DNA with fournucleotides in each strand is
Correct answer: C. 6
- A. 3
- B. 4
- C. 6
- D. 8
Explanation
In a DNA strand, each nucleotide is connected to the next by a phosphodiester bond. For a strand of four nucleotides, there are three bonds. Since the DNA is double stranded, there are two such strands, each with three bonds, making a total of six phosphodiester bonds. Option C correctly accounts for both strands, while Options A, B, and D are incorrect as they miscalculate the number of bonds per strand or fail to account for both strands.
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