The Building Blocks of Nucleic Acids Are

question 32

Multiple Choice

The building blocks of nucleic acids are

• A)amino acids.
• B)nucleotides.
• C)pentose sugars.
• D)phosphate groups.
• E)nitrogenous bases.

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