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What type of bond holds nucleotide together?

A phosphodiester bond holds nucleotides together in DNA and RNA molecules. This bond links the 5' carbon of one nucleotide to the 3' carbon of the next nucleotide in the strand.


What type of bond holds a nucleotide together and connects each nucleotide in a DNA strand?

The backbone of the nucleotides are composed of repeating ribose (in RNA) or deoxyribose (in DNA) and phosphates held together by phosphodiester bonds between the 5's and 3's of the ribose/deoxyribose.


Are nucleotides joined together by covalent bonding of bases?

No, nucleotides are joined together by the formation of phosphodiester bonds between the phosphate group of one nucleotide and the sugar molecule of another nucleotide. The bases participate in hydrogen bonding interactions, not covalent bonding, within the DNA double helix structure.


What are subunits making up nucleic acid?

Nucleic acids are made up of smaller units called nucleotides. Each nucleotide consists of a sugar molecule (ribose or deoxyribose), a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base (adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, or uracil). These nucleotides join together through phosphodiester bonds to form the backbone of DNA and RNA molecules.


How are nucleic acids held together?

Nucleic acids are held together by phosphodiester bonds between the sugar and phosphate groups of adjacent nucleotides in the backbone of the molecule. Additionally, hydrogen bonds between nitrogenous bases in complementary strands help stabilize the double-stranded structure of DNA or RNA.

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What type of bond holds nucleotide together?

A phosphodiester bond holds nucleotides together in DNA and RNA molecules. This bond links the 5' carbon of one nucleotide to the 3' carbon of the next nucleotide in the strand.


Is matched an adjective?

It can be (matched players, matched teams). It is the past participle of the verb to match (to harmonize, to go together, to pair suitably).


What enzyme connects nucleotides together during DNA replication?

The Ligase connects nucleotides together during DNA replication.


What enzyme joins the nucleotides of a DNA strand together?

That depends on the process. During DNA replication, The nucleotides of the lagging strand (Okazaki fragments) are connected by DNA ligase. In transcription, the nucleotides of RNA are connected by RNA polymerase II.DNA Polymerse


What nucleotides bond together in DNA?

At, GC


What is the difference between a coden and an anti coden?

a codon is the sequence of three nucleotides of mRNA, the anti codon is the amino acid of tRNA that is matched to the codon.


Will a trapezium and a triangle tessellate together?

If their shapes are suitably matched they can tessellate together.


How is a gene related to the sequence of nucleotides?

Genes are segments of DNA. DNA is made up of polymer of nucleotides joined together. When there is an alteration in the sequence of nucleotides, gene mutation occurs.


What do we called nucleotides that pair of together?

Complementary base pair


The double helix is made up of a series of what that are linked together?

The double helix is made up of a series of nucleotides that are linked together. Each nucleotide consists of a phosphate group, a sugar molecule, and a nitrogenous base. These nucleotides form the building blocks of DNA strands.


Which compound is composed of many nucleotides?

DNA and RNA are composed of many nucleotides joined together in a specific sequence.


What joined by adjacent nucleotides?

The nucleotides are joined together by phosphodiester linkages between the sugar of one nucleotide and the phosphate of the next.