AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-2014

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    A stretch of DNA consisting of 10-20 bases is| most appropriately be called as

    A)  polynucleotide                       

    B)  nucleotides

    C)  nucleosides

    D)  oligonucleotide

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                     A nucleoside is made up of sugar molecule and organic nitrogen bases. The sugar may be 2-deoxyribose (in DNA or ribose in RNA. There are total five nitrogen bases, i.e., adenine, guanine (purines) and cytosine, thymine (pyrimidine) are present in DNA. A nucleotide is formed by the union of a phosphate group with a nucleoside.


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