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Saliha
Nov 7, 2017

Nucleic acids are made up of nucleotides(monomers).

Explanation:

A nucleotide consists of three components:

  • A five-carbon sugar
    As there are two kinds of nucleic acids. So, DNA contain deoxyribose sugar while RNA contain simple ribose sugar.
  • Phosphate group
  • Nitrogenous bases

Structure of a nucleotide:
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http://biology.tutorvista.com/biomolecules/nucleic-acids.html

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