2006-12-09 17:13:26 · 3 answers · asked by jan 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Antiparallel refers to the orientation of DNA strands. Strands of DNA have either 5' (read five prime) to 3' orientation or 3' to 5' depending on which way you are reading it. The complement to any given DNA strand runs "antiparallel" to the given strand meaning it has opposite orientation. The 5' and 3' refers to the orientation of carbon atoms in the sugar rings of the sugar phosphate backbone of the DNA.
2006-12-09 17:27:01 · answer #1 · answered by molecular-mom 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't understand your question, but i'll answer it different way.
5'--------------3'
3'--------------5'
That's called antiparallel because each of the two strands of DNA runs the opposite to each other.
2006-12-09 17:23:20 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. Zoo 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Error correcting design, is intelligent evidentiary all DNA has this ability to correct and copy while packing code effortlessly in packets,when drawn out are lengthy puzzles.
2006-12-09 17:33:41 · answer #3 · answered by michael s 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋