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The two stands in DNA are

A

parallel

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anti parallel

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perpendicular

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D

any direction

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Solution

The correct option is B anti parallel
The two strands of DNA are anti-parallel.
One of the strand runs alone 3'-5' direction and the other strand runs alone 5'-3' direction.
So, the two strands are anti-parallel.

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