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Drag the terms on the left to the appropriate blanks on the right to complete the sentences. Terms can be used once, more than once, or not at all.

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ionic

phosphodiester

hydrogen

into

outside

sugar

base

1. Deoxyribonucleotides bind together to form polynucleotides. This bond occurs between the phosphate group of one nucleotide and the C- ' position of a of another nucleotide. The type of bond formed in this interaction is called a bond.

2. The nitrogenous bases of each nucleotide project the double helix. They form complementary base pairs through the formation of bonds with bases on the opposite DNA strand.

3. Adenine complementarily binds with thymine and forms (how many?) (what type?) bonds.

4. Guanine complementarily binds with cytosine and forms (how many?) (what type?) bonds.

Explanation / Answer

1) 3; sugar; phosphodiester bond.

Bond between adjacent nucleotides formd beetween the phosphate group on the 5 carbon of one nucleotide and the 3 oH of another nucleotide.

2) into; hydrogen

it is a chemical bond between the hydrogen atom and an electronegative atom.

3) 2; hydrogen

4)3; hydrogen

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