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A-DNA is :...

A-DNA is `:`

A

Left handed helix with 12 nucleotide pair per turn

B

Right handed helix with 11 nucleotide pairs per turn

C

Right handed helix with 12 nucleotide pairs per turn

D

Left handed helix with 11 nucleotide pairs per turn

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The correct Answer is:
B
Comparison of B form, A form and Z form.
`{:("Helix Sense" ,, B ,, A ,, Z) , ("bp per turn" ,, 10 ,, 11 ,,12) , ("Vertical rise per bp angstroms" ,, 3.4 ,, 2.56 ,, 3.7) , ("Helical diameter Angstroms" ,, 19 ,, 23 ,, 18):}`
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