CUET · BIOLOGY · PYQ PAPER 2023
Identify the statement which do not hold true for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid.
A. Only purine bases are present in DNA.
B. Deoxyribose sugar is present
C. A nitrogenous base is linked to the \(1^{\circ} C\) pentose sugar through N glycosidic linkage.
D. Phosphate group is linked to OH of \(4^{\circ} C\) of a nucleotide.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- A A and D only
- B A and B only
- C C and D only
- D B and C only
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Correct Answer
(A) A and D only
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Statements that do not hold true for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid: A. Only purine bases are present in DNA. (False, both purines and pyrimidines are present) D. Phosphate group is linked to OH of \(4^{\circ} C\) of a nucleotide. (False, phosphate is linked to OH of \(5^{\circ} C\))…
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