Pentose sugar + nitrogen base=nucleoside
nucleoside+phosphate=nucleotide
nucleotide + nucleo---??? = nucleic acid

the last line's nucleo--- is not complete. what is the correct word?

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The relation between nucleotides and nucleic acids is that nucleotides undergo polymerisation to form nucleic acid.
ie a nucleotide is the monomer of a nucleic acid polymer.

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Q. Pentose sugar + nitrogen base = nucleoside
nucleoside + phosphate = nucleotide
nucleotide + ? = nucleic acid

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(a) nitrogen base (b) adenine

Q. A nucleoside is formed through an N-glycosidic linkage by joining:

In nucleoside, a base is attached at 1' position of sugar moiety. Nucleotide is formed by linking of phosphotic acid unit to the sugar unit of nucleoside. At which position of sugar unit is the phosphoric acid linked in a nucleoside to give a nucleotide?

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(a) nucleosides (b) nucleotides (c) bases (d) sugars

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Pentose sugar + nitrogen base=nucleoside nucleoside+phosphate=nucleotide nucleotide + nucleo---??? = nucleic acid the last line's nucleo--- is not complete. what is the correct word?

The relation between nucleotides and nucleic acids is that nucleotides undergo polymerisation to form nucleic acid. ie a nucleotide is the monomer of a nucleic acid polymer.

Pentose sugar + nitrogen base=nucleoside
nucleoside+phosphate=nucleotide
nucleotide + nucleo---??? = nucleic acid

the last line's nucleo--- is not complete. what is the correct word?

The relation between nucleotides and nucleic acids is that nucleotides undergo polymerisation to form nucleic acid.
ie a nucleotide is the monomer of a nucleic acid polymer.