Which is a correct description of nucleic acids?
A) They are polymers of subunits containing glucose an an amino acids.
B) They are polymers of subunits containing glucose, a phosphate group, and an amino acid.
C) They are polymers of subunits containing a phosphate group, a sugar, and a purine or pyrimidine base.
D) They are polymers of subunits containing a phosphate group, a sugar, and an amino acid.
E) They are long polymers of amino acids, folded into an alpha helix.

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Nucleic acids are polymers made up of three types of subunits: a phosphate group, a sugar, and a nitrogenous base. The nitrogenous base can be either a purine (adenine and guanine) or a pyrimidine (cytosine, thymine, or uracil). Glucose and amino acids are not typically found in nucleic acids, and Option E describes the structure of proteins, not nucleic acids.

Which Is a Correct Description of Nucleic Acids