When a phosphate group is linked to 5' OH of deoxyadenosine by phosphodiester linkage, a corresponding…

When a phosphate group is linked to 5' OH of deoxyadenosine by phosphodiester linkage, a corresponding nucleotide is formed, which is
  1. Adenosine
  2. Adenylic acid
  3. Adenine
  4. Deoxyadenylic acid

Solution

Nucleotide is a combination of nucleoside and phosphate group. When deoxyribose sugar attaches to adenine nucleoside, deoxyadenosine is formed. When phosphate attaches to 5' OH of deoxyadenosine, then a corresponding nucleotide called deoxyadenylic acid is formed. ~

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