Hydrogen bonding base pairs
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Hydrogen bonding base pairs
What is the difference between the AT and GC base pairs in the hydrogen bonding example used in lecture?
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Re: Hydrogen bonding base pairs
AT is held together by two hydrogen bonds, while GC is held together by three.
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Re: Hydrogen bonding base pairs
Since AT is held by two hydrogen bonds, these bonds are broken more easily. GC is held by three hydrogen bonds, so it is harder to break the bond between them.
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Re: Hydrogen bonding base pairs
Guanine and cytosine are held more tightly together than adenine and thymine in DNA because three hydrogen bonds link them as opposed to the two linking adenine and thymine.
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Re: Hydrogen bonding base pairs
AT and GC are the nucleotide base pairs that match up in the DNA structure. AT is held together by 2 hydrogen bonds while GC are held together by 3 hydrogen bonds.
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