Question

Which of the following apply to nucleic acids as information storage molecules:

A. the presence of high energy hydrogen bonds B. the presence of high energy peptide bonds C. the presence of high energy ionic bonds D. requires hydrolysis E. formation of glycosidic bonds AB. specific linear arrangement of thousands of nucleotides AC. use of a singular nucleotide AD. all of the above apply AE. none of the above apply

Answer 1

Nucleic acids contain a sugar, a nitrogenous base and a phosphate molecule.

To store information, multiple nucleotides are arranged in linear manner in particular combination, to produce genes.

They are joined by phosphodiester bond between phosphate of one nucleotide with OH of another nucleotide.

The only option which applies to DNA is specific linear arrangement of thousands of nucleotides.