OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
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Question
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A nucleotide does NOT contain
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a sugar
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polymerase
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a nitrogen base
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a phosphate group
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Polymerase is not a part of the structure of nucleotides. It is an enzyme that is used to incorporate nucleotides into a nucleic acid strand such as DNA or RNA during its synthesis.
Detailed explanation-2: -Therefore, the only option which does not contain phosphate group is a nucleoside.
Detailed explanation-3: -A nucleotide is the basic building block of nucleic acids (RNA and DNA). 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.
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