Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceChemistryBiomolecules2 Marks
Question
What are nucleic acids?
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Answer
Nucleic acids are unbranched polymers of repeating monomers i.e. nucleotides. In other words, nucleic acids have a polynucleotide structure which in turn consists of a base, a pentose sugar and phosphate moiety. Nucleic acids are biomolecules which are found in the nuclei of all living cells in the form of nucleoproteins or chromosomes. (Nucleoproteins = Proteins + Nucleic acid) (prosthetic group)
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