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The uniform distance between the two strands of the helix is due to

a
Right-handed coiling of DNA
b
Presence of purine opposite to pyrimidine in the double helix
c
Presence of phosphodiester linkage between two nucleotides
d
Presence of phosphoester linkage in DNA

detailed solution

Correct option is B

Always a purine comes opposite to a pyrimidine. This generates approximately uniform distance between the two strands of the helix.

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