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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Biomolecules

The type of bond connecting two nucleotides is

  1. A peptide bond
  2. B hydrogen bond
  3. C phosphodiester bond
  4. D glycosidic bond
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(C) phosphodiester bond

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DNA is the chain of a polynucleotide, which are joined by the phosphodiester bonds. The two nucleotides are linked by the phosphodiester bond. Phosphodiester bonds are strong covalent bonds between phosphate groups connecting the 5'-carbon of one deoxyribose to the 3'-carbon of…