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Question
Assertion (A): The backbone of DNA and RNA molecules is a chain consisting of heterocyclic base, pentose sugar and phosphate group.
Reason (R): Nucleotides and nucleosides mainly differ from each other in the presence of phosphate group.
Options
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
Solution
Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
Explanation:
The DNA molecule is made up of two strands that spiral around each other like a twisted ladder. Each strand has an alternate backbone of sugar (deoxyribose) and phosphate groups.
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