JEE Main Chemistry question

Successive nucleotides are covalently linked through

(A)Hydrogen bonds
(B)Phosphodiester bondsCorrect
(C)Sulphide bonds
(D)Any type of bonds

Answer: (B)

Solution

Within a single strand of a nucleic acid, successive nucleotides are joined covalently through phosphodiester bonds, in which the phosphate group bridges the 3′-OH of one sugar to the 5′-OH of the next sugar. Hydrogen bonds hold the two

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Question ID VK-150834