Unit of nucleic acid is

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5.Molecular Basis of Inheritance

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Unit of nucleic acid is

A

Nucleotide

B

Nucleoside

C

Nucleic acid

D

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Solution

(a) Nucleic acid is made up of units of nucleotide.

In a nucleotide, purine or pyrimidine nitrogenous base is joined by deoxyribose pentose sugar $(d)$,

which is further linked with Phosphate $(P)$ group to form nucleotides.

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