Deoxyribonucleotides and Ribonucleotides Differ in All of the Following Except

question 56

Multiple Choice

Deoxyribonucleotides and ribonucleotides differ in all of the following except

• A) phosphodiester bonds can only form between deoxyribonucleotides, not ribonucleotides.
• B) deoxyribonucleotides are found in DNA while ribonucleotides are found in RNA.
• C) the sugar is different in the two types of nucleotides.
• D) ribonucleotides can serve as energy molecules while deoxyribonucleotides do not.
• E) the nitrogenous base thymine is only found in deoxyribonucleotides while the nitrogenous base uracil is only found in ribonucleotides.

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