Why is hydrogen bonding of human DNA into double strands more advantageous than covalent bonding?
A. Hydrogen bonds are incompatible with proteins.
B. Hydrogen bonds increase the fidelity of transcription and translation.
C. Covalent bonds are more at risk for mutations than hydrogen bonds.
D. Covalent bonds are tighter and more permanent than hydrogen bonds.
D
In order for cell division to occur, the double strands of DNA must separate in each cell undergoing cell division. If covalent bonds held the two strands together, huge amounts of energy would be needed to separate the strands and cell division might not occur when it is needed. Hydrogen bonds are weak and little energy is needed to break them.
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