Chemistry · Nucleic Acids: Chemical constitution of DNA and RNA, biological functions of nucleic acids
In nucleic acids, the sequence is:
In nucleic acids, the sequence is:
- A. phosphate-sugar-base
- B. sugar-acid-phosphate
- C. sugar-base-phosphate
- D. base-phosphate-sugar
Step-by-step solution
A nucleotide, the monomer of nucleic acids, consists of a phosphate group, a sugar (deoxyribose or ribose), and a nitrogenous base. The typical sequence in a nucleotide is phosphate-sugar-base.