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Introduction: DNA stands for “Deoxyribonucleic acid”. It is a nucleic acid found in most of the eukaryotes. A nucleic acid is a polymer present in the organisms. It is made up of various subunits of nucleotide. A nucleotide that forms DNA is composed of three units. These units are “deoxyribose sugar (a pentose sugar), nitrogenous bases and a phosphate group.”

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How is each new nucleotide added to the growing end of a DNA strand?   a. A dehydration reaction joins the monomer to the new strand   b. By using DNA polymerase   c. Both of the above   d. A hydrolytic reaction joins the monomer to the new strand
How are nucleotides connected to each other in a single strand of DNA?   A. The nitrogenous bases and acids link the separate nucleotides into a chain.   B. The phosphate group of one nucleotide binds to the sugar on the next nucleotide.   C. The hydroxy group of one nucleotide stabilizes the phosphate group of the adjacent nucleotide.   D. The sugar of one nucleotide binds directly to the sugar of the adjacent nucleotide.
The    figure    below    shows    a    polynucleotide:a)    Label    the    5'    and    the    3'    end    of    the    sequenceb)    If    a    nucleotide    were added to this    polynucleotide,    which    end    would    it    be    added    to?c)    Is    this    an    RNA    or    DNA    strand?    How    do    you    know?
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