BIOLOGY
NUCLEIC ACIDS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Which is of the following is NOT one of the elements found in all nucleic acids?
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C
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P
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S
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N
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Phosphorus forms a part of the nucleotides in the nucleic acid but it is not a part of the nitrogenous base . Thus the correct answer is option C.
Detailed explanation-2: -Unlike proteins, nucleic acids contained no sulfur.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nucleic acids contain the same elements as proteins: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen; plus phosphorous (C, H, O, N, and P). Nucleic acids are very large macromolecules composed of repetitive units of the same building blocks, nucleotides, similar to a pearl necklace made of many pearls.
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