The building blocks of DNA are nucleotides. True or False?
Added by Heather R.
Step 1
It is composed of smaller units called nucleotides. Each nucleotide consists of a sugar molecule (deoxyribose), a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base (adenine, guanine, cytosine, or thymine). These nucleotides are connected in a chain to form a DNA strand, and Show more…
Show all steps
Your feedback will help us improve your experience
Adi S and 71 other Biology educators are ready to help you.
Ask a new question
Labs
Want to see this concept in action?
Explore this concept interactively to see how it behaves as you change inputs.
Key Concepts
Recommended Videos
True or False? DNA and RNA are both nucleic acids.
Sri K.
True or false Adenine and guanine are purines and thymine and cytosine are pyrimidines.
Madhur L.
The four nitrogenous bases found in DNA are cytosine, thymine, adenine, and deoxyribose sugar. True false
Adi S.
Recommended Textbooks
Biology for AP Courses
Objective Biology for NEET
Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry
Transcript
18,000,000+
Students on Numerade
Trusted by students at 8,000+ universities
Watch the video solution with this free unlock.
EMAIL
PASSWORD
