Q. Who discovered the monomers of nucleic acids?

A
James Watson, Francis Crick, and Rosalind Franklin
B
Friedrich Miescher
C
Phoebus Levene
Solution:
  • Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid polymer composed of monomers called nucleotides.
  • Nucleotides are composed of three components: (1) a pentose sugar; (2) a nitrogenous base; and (3) one to three phosphate groups.
  • Phoebus Levene, a Russian biochemist was the first to discover the nucleotide and the first to correctly identify the way nucleic acid molecules, DNA.
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