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.