Study Guide for Campbell Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134443775
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Michael A. Pollock
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 21TYK
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- a. by covalent bonds between the sugar of one nucleotide and the phosphate of the next
- b. by hydrolysis, the removal of a water molecule and formation of a covalent bond between monomers
- c. by hydrogen bonds between complementary nitrogenous base pairs
- d. by ester linkages between the carboxyl group of one nucleotide and the hydroxyl group on the ribose of the next
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