NEET
- Exam
- NEET
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Biomolecules (B)
NEET · Botany · Biomolecules (B)
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct...
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option.
Assertion: When nitrogenous bases are found attached to a sugar, they are called nucleotides.
Reason: If a phosphate group is also found esterified to the sugar they are called nucleotides.
Assertion: When nitrogenous bases are found attached to a sugar, they are called nucleotides.
Reason: If a phosphate group is also found esterified to the sugar they are called nucleotides.
Options
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
- DBoth Assertion and Reason are false
Correct answer
D. Both Assertion and Reason are false
Step-by-step solution
When nitrogenous bases are found attached a sugar, they are called nucleosides. If a phosphate group is also found esterified to the sugar they are called nucleotides.