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No. of of phosphoester bonds found in one turn of DNA is ____________.

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18
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10
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40
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38
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Solution

The correct option is A 18
There are 10 base pair in one turn of DNA and two phosphodiester bonds are present between two adjacent base pairs,therefore there must be 9 phosphodiester bonds in one side of the 10 base pair and 9 phosphodiester bond on the other side.so the total number of phosphodiester bonds found in one turn of DNA is 18. so, 'the correct option is 18'.

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