Which of the following statements about DNA is FALSE?
A) The two strands of a DNA molecule are parallel and complementary.
B) Complementary nitrogenous bases can base pair. DNA is typically double stranded.
C) Genetic information is stored in the sequence of bases.
D) In DNA, the nitrogenous base adenine pairs with thymine.

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Answer:

A) The two strands of a DNA molecule are parallel and complementary.

Explanation:

DNA is a polymer of nucleotide and this nucleotide are made up of a deoxyribose sugar molecule, a nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group. In DNA genetic information of the cell is stored in the form of nitrogenous bases.

DNA is double-stranded and both the strands run anti-parallel with each other.  This anti-parallel orientation provides the nitrogenous base of one strand to form hydrogen bonds with the nitrogenous base present on the opposite strand.

In DNA adenine base pairs with thymine with two hydrogen bonds and guanine base pairs with cytosine with three hydrogen bonds. So the false statement is A.

The two strands of a DNA molecule are parallel and complementary. The option A is correct.

What are the strands of DNA molecule ?

A DNA molecular strand comprises 2 parts that wind around one another to form as ape called a double helix. Each strand has a base made of alternative sugar and phosphate groups.

They are based on four groups adenine A, the cytosine C, the guanine G, and the thymine T. The DNA double helix strands are not parallel and run in opposite directions along each side.

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