Nucleotides in RNA are connected to one another in the polynucleotide chain by _______ bonds between _______.
A) hydrogen; a sugar and a phosphate group
B) covalent; two phosphates
C) covalent; two sugars
D) hydrogen; two phosphate groups
E) covalent; a sugar and a phosphate group

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Nucleotides in RNA are covalently bonded together in a polynucleotide chain by phosphodiester bonds between a sugar and a phosphate group.

Nucleotides in RNA Are Connected to One Another in the Polynucleotide