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What is the major function of phosphodiester bonds?
Options
A Link proteins together
B Join nucleotides in nucleic acids
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C Bind fatty acids to glycerol
D Stabilize tertiary protein structure
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Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Phosphodiester bonds are the strong covalent bonds that link the sugar of one nucleotide to the phosphate of the next, forming the sugar-phosphate backbone of DNA and RNA strands.

Hint

They form the backbone of nucleic acid chains.

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Course: BIO 101
Topic: BIO 101 Past Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 867 of 2556
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