If all of the hydrogen bonds in a DNA molecule were to break,
A)the nucleotide base pairs would separate from each other.
B)base pairing would not be affected.
C)the phosphate groups would separate from the deoxyribose sugars.
D)the deoxyribose sugars would separate from the nitrogen-containing bases.
E)the molecule would unwind, but the two strands would stay together.

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Hydrogen bonds hold the two strands of DNA together, and breaking these bonds would separate the nucleotide base pairs from each other. This would disrupt the double helix structure of the DNA molecule.

If All of the Hydrogen Bonds in a DNA Molecule