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What is the fundamental basis for the differences between large carbohydrates, proteins, and
To determine: The basis of difference between carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids.
Introduction: Polymers are long molecule structures that are made up of similar building blocks called as monomers. Carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids are large biopolymers.
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Carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids are large biopolymers that have different monomer units:
- The monomers in carbohydrates are monosaccharides (simple sugar). They are made up of C, H, and O.
- Proteins are made up of monomers called amino acids. There are twenty amino acids that are used to build polypeptide chains in a protein.
- Nucleic acids are long chains of small molecules called nucleotides. Nucleotide structure is made up of a pentose sugar, nitrogenous base, and phosphate groups.
The monomer units are the fundamental basis for the difference between large carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids.
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