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Published on: August 14, 2026
Given below are two statements.
Statement I Both chains of DNA are antiparalle
Statement II One of the two strands of DNA is called coding strand and the other is called template strand.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
B
Both statement I and statement II are correct. Both the strands of DNA are antiparallel and have opposite polarity, i.e. one, 
and the other 
. One of the two strands is known as coding strand and the other is known as template strand.
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