Complete hydrolysis of nucleic acids liberates all of the following EXCEPT:
A) 2-deoxyribose from DNA.
B) nitrogenous bases.
C) amino acids.
D) phosphoric acid.
E) ribose from RNA.

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Hydrolysis of nucleic acids liberates nucleotides, which consist of a nitrogenous base, a pentose sugar (either ribose or 2-deoxyribose), and a phosphate group. Complete hydrolysis of nucleic acids also liberates phosphoric acid and the nitrogenous bases, but not amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins.

Complete Hydrolysis of Nucleic Acids Liberates All of the Following