In a Polymer of Nucleotides, How Does One Nucleotide Attach

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Multiple Choice

In a polymer of nucleotides, how does one nucleotide attach to another?​

• A) The base of one nucleotide is attached to the base of the next.​
• B) ​The base of one nucleotide it attached to the sugar of the next.
• C) ​The sugar of one nucleotide is attached to the sugar of the next.
• D) ​The phosphate group of one nucleotide is attached to the base of the next.
• E) ​The phosphate group of one nucleotide is attached to the sugar of the next.

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