Question

7 multiple choice 1 point if dna were placed in distilled water instead of salt solution, what would likely happen? dna would spool more easily dna would denature and lose stability dna would replicate uncontrollably dna would become more visible clear my selection

Explanation:

DNA is stable in a salt - containing environment as salts help neutralize the negative charges on the phosphate backbone of DNA. Distilled water lacks these ions. The absence of ions in distilled water can cause the DNA double - helix structure to unwind and denature due to electrostatic repulsions between the negatively charged phosphate groups.

Answer:

DNA would denature and lose stability