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What are the two main varieties of nucleic acids?
What are the two main varieties of nucleic acids?
- Adenine and guanine
- Nucleotide polymers and pentose sugar
- Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and Ribonucleic acid (RNA) (correct)
- Purines and pyrimidines
What is the pentose sugar found in RNA?
What is the pentose sugar found in RNA?
- Thymine
- Uracil
- Deoxyribose
- Ribose (correct)
How are nucleotides linked to one another in nucleic acids?
How are nucleotides linked to one another in nucleic acids?
- Via peptide bonds
- Via disulfide bonds
- Via phosphodiester bonds (correct)
- Via hydrogen bonds
Which of the following is a purine found in both DNA and RNA?
Which of the following is a purine found in both DNA and RNA?
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What type of molecules are thymine and uracil?
What type of molecules are thymine and uracil?
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