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Question
Nucleic acids are the polymers of ______.
Options
Nucleosides
Nucleotides
Bases
Sugars
Solution
Nucleic acids are the polymers of nucleotides.
Explanation:
Nucleic acids are polymers of nucleotides in which nucleic acids are linked together by phosphodiester linkage.
e.g. DNA, RNA, etc.
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