During the polymerization of nucleic acids, covalent bonds are formed between neighboring nucleotides. Which carbons are involved in such bonds?

What will be an ideal response?


C-3' and C-5'

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Peptide bonds form between

A. two amino groups. B. two carboxyl groups. C. one carboxyl group and one R group. D. one amino group and one carboxyl group. E. one R group and one amino group.

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The cones of gymnosperms play the same role as ____ in angiosperms.

A. flowers B. seeds C. leaves D. fruit E. roots

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A basement membrane ____

a. is a cell membrane
b. is a specialized lipid bilayer
c. forms on the surface of plant cells
d. supports and organizes animal tissues
e. is a sheet of non-fibrous material

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