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ch4aika [34]
3 years ago
9

3. What do nucleic acids and phospholipids have in common?

Biology
1 answer:
dezoksy [38]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

they both contain phosphate groups

Explanation:

A nucleic acid has a phosphate molecule at 5’ Carbon. This phosphate bonds with the 1’ Carbon of the next nucleic acid forming a phospho-diester bond. A phospholipid, as the name suggests, also comprises of a phosphate molecule that makes the hydrophilic end of the molecule. Attached to the phosphate molecule is a glycerol molecule and two fatty acid chains (the hydrophobic end of the molecule). Phospholipids are usually amphipathic and are significant components of the cell membrane.

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