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Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: A nucleic acid is made up of building blocks nucleotide. Reason: It is made up of a heterocyclic compound, a monosaccharide and a phosphoric acid or Phosphate.

Options

  1. ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
  2. BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
  3. CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
  4. DBoth Assertion and Reason are false

Correct answer

A. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion

Step-by-step solution

For nucleic acids, the building block is a nucleotide. A nucleotide has three chemically distinct components. one is heterocyclic compound, the second is a monosaccharide and the third a phosphoric acid or phosphate.

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