6. Good Question. DNA is a double helix made-up of a mixture of four bases (guanine, cytosine, thymine, and adenine) held together by intermolecular forces. Briefly explain why the G-C interaction is harder to break than the T-A one. NH₂ NH₂ Adenine Hydrogen T-A bond bind Guanine F-H, O-H, N-H Cytosine ΝΗ NH₂ ΝΗ H Thymine

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Good Question. DNA is a double helix made-up of a mixture of four bases (guanine, cytosine,
thymine, and adenine) held together by intermolecular forces. Briefly explain why the G-C
interaction is harder to break than the T-A one.
NH₂
NH₂
Adenine
Hydrogen
bind
T-A bond
2000u
Guanine
F-H/ 0-11
N-H
* A
ΝΗ
ΝΗ
NH₂
Thymine
Cytosine
100%
IO
+: 0
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