Double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) is a double helix, meaning it has two strands that twist around each other like a spiral staircase. The strands run antiparallel, with the 5' end of one strand parallel to the 3' end of the other. The structure of dsDNA includes: Backbone: The outside of the molecule, made of alternating deoxyribose sugars and phosphates. Nucleotides: A repeated pattern of a phosphate group, a sugar group, and a base. Hydrogen bonds: Non-covalent bonds that bind the strands together.
Double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) is a double helix, meaning it has two strands that twist around each other like a spiral staircase. The strands run antiparallel, with the 5' end of one strand parallel to the 3' end of the other.
The structure of dsDNA includes: Backbone: The outside of the molecule, made of alternating deoxyribose sugars and phosphates. Nucleotides: A repeated pattern of a phosphate group, a sugar group, and a base. Hydrogen bonds: Non-covalent bonds that bind the strands together.
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