What Type of Bond Connects the Phosphate Group to the Sugar

question 6

Multiple Choice

What type of bond connects the phosphate group to the sugar in a nucleotide?

• A)phosphoester bond
• B)phosphoether bond
• C)glycosidic bond
• D)hydrogen bond
• E)ionic bond

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