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Given below are two statements.
Statement I: A unit formed by the attachment of a base to l'-position of sugar is known as nucleoside.
Statement II: When nucleoside is linked to phosphorus acid at 5 '-position of sugar moiety, we get nucleotide.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below [NEET 2023]
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
B
Statement I is true while Statement II is false. The correct form of Statement II is: When
nucleoside is linked to phosphoric acid at 
-position of sugar moiety, we get nucleotide.
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