DNA is the biomolecule that provides the information for that organism. Which of the following statements about DNA is CORRECT?
A) All cells in an organism have the same DNA, but differently expressed, providing specific cellular functions.
B) Nucleic acid molecules consist of long chains of nucleotides joined by a glycosidic bond between the monosaccharide and the phosphate group.
C) In DNA, the monosaccharide is 2'-ribose and the bases are adenine, cytosine, guanine and thymine.
D) DNA consists of two strands, held together by specific complementary interactions between the phosphate groups.
E) The ability of the DNA to replicate itself with a high degree of precision is due to the ability of the bases on different nucleic acid chains to recognise each other by specific covalent bonding.
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A) as hormones.
B) as a
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