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CUET · BIOLOGY · PYQ PAPER 2024

Which of the following statements are incorrect with respect to nucleotides ?
(A) Purines and pyrimidines are nitrogenous bases.
(B) Nucleotides and nucleosides are same.
(C) Phosphate group is linked to - OH of 5' C of a nucleoside through phosphoester linkage.
(D) In RNA, every nucleotide residue has an additional - OH group present at 3' position in the ribose.
(E) Thymine is an example of Pyrimidine.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. A (A), (B) and (E) only
  2. B (D) and (E) only
  3. C (B) and (D) only
  4. D (B) and (E) only
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(C) (B) and (D) only

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Statement (B) is incorrect because nucleotides and nucleosides are different (nucleotide = nucleoside + phosphate). Statement (D) is incorrect because the additional -OH group in ribose (RNA) compared to deoxyribose (DNA) is at the 2' position, not the 3' position. Both have -OH…
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