Molecular Basis Of Inheritance Question 90
Question: Unit of nucleic acid is [BCECE 2005]
Options:
A) Nucleotide
B) Nucleoside
C) Nucleic acid
D) All
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
Nucleic acid is made up of units of nucleotide.
In a nucleotide, purine or pyrimidine nitrogenous base is joined by deoxyribose pentose sugar (D), which is further linked with Phosphate (P) group to form nucleotides.