Basic unit of nucleic acid is (a) Pentose sugar (b) Nucleotide (c) Phosphoric acid (d) Nitrogen base

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Muskan Anand

2 years ago

Option B) Nucleotides are organic molecules that serve as the monomers, or subunits, of nucleic acids like DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid). The building blocks of nucleic acids, nucleotides are composed of a nitrogenous base, a five-carbon sugar (ribose or deoxyribose), and at least one phosphate group.

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