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The monomers that are chemically linked together to form nucleic acids are calle

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Question

The monomers that are chemically linked together to form nucleic acids are called

a )purine bases

b)sugar-phosphoric residues

c) nucleotides

d) nucleosides

Phosphate groups in DNA connect the ____ positions of neighboring sugar units.

a) 3' and 5' b) 2' and 3' c)1' and 6' d) 2' and 5'

Which of the following comprise a nucleic acid backbone?

a) sugar and base units b) phosphate and base units c) phosphate and sugar units d) sugar, phosphate and base units

A complementary strand (written in the 5'-3' order) for the DNA segment AGC is

a) GCT b)TCG c)AGC d) none of these

Which nucleic acid is formed during transcription?

a) DNA b) rRNA c) tRNA d) mRNA

Explanation / Answer

The monomers that are chemically linked together to form nucleic acids are called nucleotides. They are monomers for nucleic acids like DNA, RNA. Nucleotides consist of sugar, base and a phophate group. Answer is c.

Phosphate groups in DNA connect the 3' and 5' positions of neighboring sugar units. In DNA, a covalent bond is formed between 5' phosphate group of one nucleotide and 3' -OH group of another nucleotide. Answer is a.

Phosphate and sugar units comprise a nucleic acid backbone. Nucleic acid consists of sugar, base and phosphate group. Answer is c.

A complementary strand (written in the 5'-3' order) for the DNA segment AGC is GCT. Answer is a.

mRNA is formed during transcription. Answer is d.

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