Question
Find the correct statement about phosphodiester linkage between adjacent nucleotides in nucleic acids
Options :
5’-phosphate of one nucleotide joins the 3’-hydroxyl of the next nucleotide
3’-phosphate of one nucleotide joins the 3’-hydroxyl of the next nucleotide
3’-phosphate of one nucleotide joins the 5’-hydroxyl of the next nucleotide
5’-phosphate of one nucleotide joins the 5’-hydroxyl of the next nucleotide
Answer :
5’-phosphate of one nucleotide joins the 3’-hydroxyl of the next nucleotide
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