NEET Zoology Nucleic Acids Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): Nucleic acids are made up of nucleotide building blocks. | Reason (R): Nucleotides are composed of amino acids.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
The assertion is true as nucleic acids are composed of nucleotides. However, the reason is false because nucleotides are not composed of amino acids; they consist of a nitrogenous base, a sugar, and a phosphate group.
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