Why is DNA called a nucleic "acid" when it also has many nitrogen bases??
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14th Jul, 2019
Hey arnab!
Yes , it is true that DNAs are made from nucleotides , each containing a five carbon sugar backbone , each containing a phosphate group and nitrogen base. So , it should obviously be called as bases because of nitrogen base. But it is also attached to a phosphate group , which is acidic in nature. And this acidic nature dominates the basic nature of DNA making it a Deoxyrhibo nucleic acid .
Hope i have resolved your query!
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