Question 5

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation can damage DNA by breaking weak bonds. Which of the following best explains how this occurs?
A
UV radiation disrupts the double helix structure by breaking the covalent bonds between the nitrogenous base pairs,
B
UV radiation disrupts the double helix structure to breaking the hydrogen bonds between the nitrogenous base pairs.
С
UV radiation is able to break DNA strands in two by breaking covalent bonds between the sugar phosphate backbone molecules
D
UV radiation is able to break DNA strands in two by breaking hydrogen bonds between the sugar phosphate bachoone molecules

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