BIOLOGY
NUCLEIC ACIDS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Which of the following atoms are NOT a part of a nucleic acid?
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Carbon
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Oxygen
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Helium
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Hydrogen
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is c. Fatty acid group. The fatty acid group is not a part of a nucleic acid.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Nucleic acids are linear polymers (chains) of nucleotides. Each nucleotide consists of three components: a purine or pyrimidine nucleobase (sometimes termed nitrogenous base or simply base), a pentose sugar, and a phosphate group which makes the molecule acidic.
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