Study Guide for Campbell Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134443775
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Michael A. Pollock
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 18TYK
Which of the following is true of the subunits of DNA?
- a. They are called
nucleotides. - b. They contain four different kinds of phosphate groups.
- c. They contain a six-carbon sugar.
- d. They contain 20 different kinds of nitrogenous| bases.
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