Chapter 15, Problem 6SA

Summary Introduction

Introduction:

$\text{DNA}$ stands for “Deoxyribonucleic acid.” It is a nucleic acid found in most of the eukaryotes. A nucleic acid is a polymer present in the organisms. It is made up of various subunits of nucleotide. A nucleotide that forms $\text{DNA}$ is composed of three units. These units are “deoxyribose sugar (a pentose sugar), nitrogenous bases and a phosphate group.”