Q. One of the nucleotide of DNA:
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Solution:
DNA is a polymer of nucleotides which comprises nitrogen base (A, G, T, C), sugar (dexyribose) and phosphoric acid the four types of nucleotides present in DNA as follows.
Deoxynucleoside
$+ H _{3} PO _{4}$
Deoxyribonucleotide
Abbreviation
Deoxyadenosine + $H_3PO_4$
Deoxyadenylic acid
d- AMP
Deoxyguanosine + $H_3PO_4$
Deoxyguanylic acid
d - GMP
Deoxycytidine + $H_3PO_4$
Deoxycytidylic acid
d- CMP
Deoxy thymidine + $H_3PO_4$
Deoxythymidylic acid
d- TMP
| Deoxynucleoside $+ H _{3} PO _{4}$ | Deoxyribonucleotide | Abbreviation |
| Deoxyadenosine + $H_3PO_4$ | Deoxyadenylic acid | d- AMP |
| Deoxyguanosine + $H_3PO_4$ | Deoxyguanylic acid | d - GMP |
| Deoxycytidine + $H_3PO_4$ | Deoxycytidylic acid | d- CMP |
| Deoxy thymidine + $H_3PO_4$ | Deoxythymidylic acid | d- TMP |