Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBIOLOGYBiomolecules1 Mark
MCQ
Nucleic acids are polymer of:
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Nucleotides
B
Nucleosides
C
Amino acids
D
Nitrogen bases
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Answer
Correct option: A.
Nucleotides
Nucleic acids are long$-$chain polymers of nucleotides.
The nucleotides, in turn, are phosphoric acid esters of nucleosides which mainly consist of a nitrogenous base, sugar, and phosphate.
The nitrogenous base includes purines and pyrimidines while the sugar contains ribose and deoxyribose sugar. phosphate is formed of phosphoric acid.
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