MHT CET Biology question

In, a DNA strand, a phosphodiester bond is developed between

(A)deoxyribose sugar and phosphate of a nucleotide
(B)nitrogen base and phosphate of the successive nucleotides
(C)phosphate of one nucleotide and deoxyribose of the next successive nucleotideCorrect
(D)the two phosphates of the successive nucleotides

Answer: (C)

Solution

The phosphodiester bond joins the 5' phosphate of one nucleotide to the 3' hydroxyl of the deoxyribose of the next nucleotide;

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