NEET 2017 · Class 12

Molecular Basis of Inheritance

DNA fragments are

  1. (A)negatively charged
  2. (B)neutral
  3. (C)either positively or negatively charged depending on their size
  4. (D)positively charged

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Verbatim line

DNA (being negatively charged) is held with some proteins (that have positive charges) in a region termed as 'nucleoid'.

Chapter
Molecular Basis of Inheritance
Section
5.1.2 Packaging of DNA Helix
Page
4
Words matched
40 of 40

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'DNA (being negatively charged)', which directly and conclusively establishes that DNA fragments are negatively charged, matching option A.

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