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प्रश्न
What is the smallest part of a DNA molecule that can be changed by a point mutation?
पर्याय
Oligonucleotide
Codon
Gene
Nucleotide
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उत्तर
Nucleotide
Explanation:
It is made up of phosphate and nucleoside groups and is the smallest unit of DNA. the basic building block of nucleic acids like DNA and RNA. It is subject to point mutation.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Group the following as nitrogenous bases and nucleosides:
Adenine, Cytidine, Thymine, Guanosine, Uracil and Cytosine.
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The fact that a purine base always paired through hydrogen bonds with a pyrimidine base leads to, in the DNA double helix ______.
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