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Which of the following statements is true?(a) Sugar component of a nucleotide is ribose(b) Sugar component of a nucleotide is deoxyribose(c) The bases in nucleotides are attached to a pentose sugar moiety by a glycosidic linkage(d) The sugar molecule of the nucleotide is in L-configurationThis question was addressed to me in an internship interview.This question is from Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids Basics in division Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids of Biochemistry

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Right OPTION is (c) The bases in nucleotides are ATTACHED to a pentose sugar moiety by a GLYCOSIDIC linkage

For explanation: Sugar component of a NUCLEOTIDE may be RIBOSE or deoxyribose.



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