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Question
Long Answer Question:
Justify the statement. If the answer is false, change the underlined word(s) to make the statement true
The DNA molecule is double-stranded and the RNA molecule is single-stranded.
Options
True
False
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Solution
True.
- The DNA is responsible for storing genetic information and also preserving it for the next generation of cells. Thus, it needs to be stable and resistant to enzymatic or oxidative alteration.
- The double-stranded DNA molecule is so designed that the part which stores the genetic information; the nitrogenous base pairs are stacked inward.
- Phosphate groups `("PO"_4^(-))` keep the base pairs safe inside form the backbone. DNA is further wrapped up around histone proteins into chromosomes which keep it condensed. This would not be possible if it were only single-stranded.
- RNA is not meant to last long and acts as a template carrying information which is copied from the DNA. Using protein-synthesizing machinery, it forms a protein. After which is disintegrates and digested.
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