The monomer of nucleic acids are held together by :

Phosphoester linkage

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Amide linkage

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Glycosidic linkage

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Ester linkage

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Solution

The correct option is C Glycosidic linkage
The monomers of the nucleic acids are linked by a 'link'(as shown in the below diagram) is also know as N-glycosidic linkage or just the glycosidic linkage.

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The monomer of nucleic acids are held together by :

The correct option is C Glycosidic linkageThe monomers of the nucleic acids are linked by a 'link'(as shown in the below diagram) is also know as N-glycosidic linkage or just the glycosidic linkage.

The correct option is C Glycosidic linkage
The monomers of the nucleic acids are linked by a 'link'(as shown in the below diagram) is also know as N-glycosidic linkage or just the glycosidic linkage.