Dehydration reactions are involved in
A) the formation of polypeptides AND the formation of monosaccharides.
B) the formation of polysaccharides AND the formation of nucleotides.
C) the formation of polypeptides AND the formation of polysaccharides.
D) the formation of monosaccharides AND the formation of amino acids.
E) the formation of polypeptides AND the formation of nucleotides.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Dehydration reactions involve the removal of water molecules to form a covalent bond between two monomers. This process is involved in the formation of both polypeptides (amino acids joined by peptide bonds) and polysaccharides (monosaccharides joined by glycosidic bonds). Therefore, choice C is the best answer. The other choices are incorrect because dehydration reactions do not occur in the formation of monosaccharides (they are formed by other processes) or nucleotides (which are formed by the linking of nucleotide monomers through phosphodiester bonds).

Dehydration Reactions Are Involved in