Question

In 1952, an unambiguous established work in the laboratory of Alexander Todd led to the discovery of _____________

a.

Chemical nature of DNA

b.

X-ray diffraction structure of DNA

c.

3’-5’ phosphodiester linkage regularly links the nucleotides of DNA

d.

Nucleic acid strands are held together by hydrogen bonds

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Answer: (c).3’-5’ phosphodiester linkage regularly links the nucleotides of DNA

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