What type of DNA is found in humans?
Posted June 12, 2023
Answer
The type of DNA found in humans at neutral pH and physiological salt concentrations is B-DNA.
B-DNA is the classic form of DNA. It features a right-handed double helical structure with the two DNA strands flowing in opposite directions. The strands have an uneven structure with alternating primary grooves and minor grooves. It has a winding width of 2 nm.
The core of B-DNA is composed of nitrogenous bases and the backbone is composed of sugar phosphates linked together by phosphodiester linkages.
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