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How Do Nucleotides Connect to Adjacent Nucleotides in the Watson-Crick

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How do nucleotides connect to adjacent nucleotides in the Watson-Crick model of DNA?


A) Via a covalent bond between the 3' hydroxyl of one nucleotide and the 2' deoxy of the other.
B) Via a hydrogen bond between the nitrogenous base of one nucleotide and the nitrogenous base of the other.
C) Via a hydrogen bond between the nitrogenous base of one nucleotide and the 5' phosphate of the other.
D) Via a covalent bond between the 3' hydroxyl of one nucleotide and the nitrogenous base of the other.
E) Via a covalent bond between the 3' hydroxyl of one nucleotide and the 5' phosphate of the other.

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