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COMEDK2014ChemistryBiomolecules

In nucleic acids the nucleotides are linked by

Options

  1. Aester linkage
  2. Bamide linkage
  3. Cpeptide linkage
  4. Dglycosidic linkage

Correct answer

A. ester linkage

Step-by-step solution

In nucleic acids the nucleotides are joined together by phosphodiester linkage between 5^ and 3^ carbon atoms of the pentose sugar.

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