In the B-DNA model proposed by Watson and Crick, the pitch of the helix is:
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Correct answer: 3.4 nm
The pitch of the B-DNA helix is 3.4 nm per turn, with 10 base pairs per turn. This results in a distance of 0.34 nm between consecutive base pairs.
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