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Which of the following is not true of DNA -it is acidic - it contains deoxyribose - it is found in cell nuclei -it contains phosphate - it contains proteins

Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305117396

Author:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Publisher:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Chapter2: Molecules Of Life

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 13SQ

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Which of the following is not true of DNA

-it is acidic

- it contains deoxyribose

- it is found in cell nuclei

-it contains phosphate

- it contains proteins

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