Question

In a single strand of a nucleic acid, nucleotides are linked by: Question 6 options:

Hydrogen bonds.

Phosphodiester bonds.

Ionic bonds.

Van der Waals forces.

Hydrophobic interactions.

Answer 1

In a single strand of a nucleic acid,nucleotides are linked by phosphodiester bonds.

DNA formed from two complementary strands of nucleotides held together by hydrogen bonds.

Ionic bonds is also called electrovalent bond.It is a type of chemical bond.It generates two oppositely charged ions.

Vanderwaals forces are strong bonds and play a major role in holding proteins together.

Hydrophobic interactions tells us relation between water and hydrophobes.

So option ''B'' is the correct answer.