Question

T/F: The number of phosphate groups is what differs among the 5 nucleotides.
Responses

True
True

False

Answer 1

False. The number of phosphate groups does not differ among the five nucleotides (adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine, and uracil); they all have one phosphate group. What primarily differs among these nucleotides are their nitrogenous bases.