Nucleic acids and proteins are both polymers made of a set of monomers.Complete the following analogy: _______ are to nucleotides as side chains are to amino acids.
A) ribose/deoxyribose sugars
B) phosphate ions
C) nitrogenous bases
D) nucleosides
E) hydroxyl groups

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Side chains are the variable groups that distinguish one amino acid from another, while nucleotides also have variable components known as nitrogenous bases, which distinguish one nucleotide from another. Therefore, the correct analogy is that nitrogenous bases are to nucleotides as side chains are to amino acids.

Nucleic Acids and Proteins Are Both Polymers Made of a Set