AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is not part of a nucelotide?
A
Fatty Acid Chain
B
Five-Carbon Sugar
C
Phosphate Group
D
Nitrogen Base
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nucleotides that make the DNA strands contain deoxyribose sugar, phospate molecule and one nitrogenous base out of adenine, guanine, thymine and cytosine. Uracil is never a part of nucleotide of DNA.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is C. Amino acid. An amino acid is not a component of nucleotide.

Detailed explanation-3: -A nucleotide consists of a sugar molecule (either ribose in RNA or deoxyribose in DNA) attached to a phosphate group and a nitrogen-containing base.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is c. The fatty acid group is not a part of a nucleic acid.

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