Exams › NEET › Biology

Which of the following biomolecules does have phosphodiester bond?

1. Monosaccharides in a polysaccharide
2. Amino acids in a polypeptide
3. Nucleic acids in a nucleotide
4. Fatty acids in a diglyceride

Correct answer: Nucleic acids in a nucleotide

Solution

Phosphodiester bonds are the covalent links in nucleic acids, joining the 3' hydroxyl of one sugar to the 5' phosphate of the next. The other options use different bonds: glycosidic in polysaccharides, peptide in proteins, and ester bonds in lipids.

Related NEET Biology questions

• Coenzymes NAD and NADP contain the vitamin
• All the reactions in glycolysis are reversible except
• Glycogen is stored in
• The \( 3^{\prime}-5^{\prime} \) phosphodiester linkages inside a polynucleotide chain serve to join
• Which among the following is correctly categorized?
• Tracer elements are

⚔️ Practice NEET Biology free + battle 1v1 →