What type of bonding is responsible for maintaining the shape of the tRNA molecule shown in the figure above?
A) covalent bonding between sulfur atoms
B) ionic bonding between phosphates
C) hydrogen bonding between base pairs
D) van der Waals interactions between hydrogen atoms
E) peptide bonding between amino acids

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The shape of the tRNA molecule is maintained by hydrogen bonding between base pairs. Specifically, complementary base pairing between the nucleotides in the tRNA sequence leads to the formation of stable double-stranded regions, which then fold into the characteristic three-dimensional shape of the tRNA molecule.

What Type of Bonding Is Responsible for Maintaining the Shape