If all of the hydrogen bonds in a DNA molecule were

to break,
a. the nucleotide base pairs would separate from
each other.
b. base pairing would not be affected.
c. the phosphate groups would separate from the
deoxyribose sugars.
d. the deoxyribose sugars would separate from the
nitrogen-containing bases.
e. the molecule would unwind, but the two strands
would stay together.


Answer: a

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