You have a polymer of DNA with 10 adenine bases followed by 10 cytosine bases. If that strand bonded to a strand of 20 thymine bases, how would the double helix shape vary from a typical DNA double helix?
A) The double helix would be longer than normal.
B) The double helix would be shorter than normal.
C) One strand of the double helix would be longer than the other strand.
D) The width of the double helix would vary along the length of the strand.
Answer: D
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