Multiple choice

The chain of nucleotides joined together by phosphodiester bonds is knowna as

  1. Phosphate Backbone

  2. Nitrogen Base

  3. Phosphate Group

  4. Nucleic acids
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Explanation

The nucleic acids are very large molecules that have two main parts. The backbone of a nucleic acid is made of alternating sugar and phosphate molecules bonded together in a long chain. A chain of nucleotides joined together by phosphodiester bonds. Both DNA and RNA are nucleic acids.

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