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Why is it advantageous to have weak hydrogen bonds between complementary base pairs and strong covalent bonds between phosphate and deoxyribose groups in a DNA molecule?
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The reason why it is advantageous to have weak hydrogen bonds between complementary base pairs and strong covalent bonds between phoshate and deoxyribose groups in a DNA molecule is because the strong covalent bonds running along the "ladder" of the DNA molecule (the phospate and deoxyribose units) keep the molecule together during its existence and more importantly its reproduction. The weak hydrogen bonds in the middle keep the reproduction cycle going on forever because it is able to perform an easy split between the hydrogen bonds throughout the middle of the molecule.
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∙ 12y agoHydrogen bonds are the strongest type of intermolecular forces.
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What type of bonding occurs between DNA nucleotides?
Covalent bonding occurs between the nucelotides between the phosphate, deoxyribose sugar and organic base of a single DNA strand and hydrogen bonding holds the complementary bases of two DNA strands together.
Is DNA or RNA polymers?
Nucleic acid, which contains a pentose (either deoxyribose or ribose), phosphate group, and a nitrogen base (adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine/uracil). In addition, there is a covalent bond between the phosphate group and the pentose, and a hydrogen bond between the complementary bases.
Is zinc Phosphate covalent?
Is zinc a metal? Yes? Then, no, it's not covalent.
Is dipotassium phosphate ionic or covalent?
Neither
Is zn3po4 ionic or covalent?
Zinc phosphate is ionic.
Why is it advantageous to have weak hydrogen bonds between complementary bases and covalent bonds between phosphate and deoxyribose groups in a DNA molecule?
The reason why it is advantageous to have weak hydrogen bonds between complementary base pairs and strong covalent bonds between phoshate and deoxyribose groups in a DNA molecule is because the strong covalent bonds running along the "ladder" of the DNA molecule (the phospate and deoxyribose units) keep the molecule together during its existence and more importantly its reproduction. The weak hydrogen bonds in the middle keep the reproduction cycle going on forever because it is able to perform an easy split between the hydrogen bonds throughout the middle of the molecule.
What type of bond holds the deoxyribose and phosphate together?
a weak hydrogen bond
What type of bonding occurs between DNA nucleotides?
Covalent bonding occurs between the nucelotides between the phosphate, deoxyribose sugar and organic base of a single DNA strand and hydrogen bonding holds the complementary bases of two DNA strands together.
What connects the backbone of the DNA molecule together?
The DNA backbone is made of phosphate group and deoxyribose, and they are held together by covalent bonding.
Is DNA or RNA polymers?
Nucleic acid, which contains a pentose (either deoxyribose or ribose), phosphate group, and a nitrogen base (adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine/uracil). In addition, there is a covalent bond between the phosphate group and the pentose, and a hydrogen bond between the complementary bases.
What 2 substances make up the backbone or the sides of the DNA molecule?
The sugar-phosphate backbone of DNA is made up of deoxyribose (a sugar) and phosphate.
What are the two sides of the DNA and the helix held by?
Covalent bonding holds the phosphate and deoxyribose together, while the adjacent nitrogen bases are held by hydrogen bond.
What does a DNA nucleotide consist of?
deoxyribose sugars, which are bonded to a phosphate group and a nitrogenous base Very useful little critters, they are basically a nitrogenous base, a five-carbon sugar, and one to three phosphate groups (mono- to tri-phosphate). A very good article in the link below.
How are the 3 parts of a nucleotide attached to one another?
its all because of eggsthat's why"Sugar(Deoxyribose), Nitrogenous Base, and a phosphate group.They are connected by covalent bonds."
What makes up the sides of the ladder a DNA molecule?
The backbone of the DNA molecule is made up of a sugar (deoxyribose) bonded to a phosphate group bonded to another sugar and then another phosphate and so on. These are very strong covalent bonds that are not easily broken.
What makes up an nucleotide?
A nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous base (adenine, thymine, cytosine, guanine, or uracil) which is connected to a deoxyribose sugar which in turn is bonded to a phosphate. All bonds are covalent bonds within the nucleotide.
What type of bond connects to the backbone of a DNA molecule?
The nucleotides are linked by peptide bonds - covalent bonds between the carbon in the carboxyl group and the nitrogen in the amino group. The double helix is formed by hydrogen bonds between the hydrogens and oxygens of two strands of nucleotides.
