How does tautomerization affect DNA?
1 Answer
May 5, 2017
Effect of tautomerization on DNA. -Evil twins of the bases-
Explanation:
Tautomerization alters the basepairing properties of a nucleotide. Since the genetic code IS the binary code of hydrogen bonding, this means that the tautomers intermittently 'masquerade' as other members of the code.
Reference:
Tautomers -- evil twins of the bases!
http://blc.arizona.edu/courses/181Lab/MoBiByMe/Tautomers.html