The phosphodiester linkage connects the pentose sugars of adjacent nucleosides in DNA. Which type of atoms of the sugar molecule are numbered as 1', 2', 3', 4' and 5'?
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Step 1: The atoms of the sugar molecule that are numbered as 1', 2', 3', 4', and 5' are the carbon atoms in the pentose sugar. Show more…
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