Q. Assertion: A nucleoside is a derivative of nucleotide Reason: Phosphate group is not present in nucleotide
A) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
B) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, but reason is false.
D) Both assertion and reason are false.
Explanation
A nucleoside is a nucleotide minus phosphate, that is, removal of phosphate group from a nucleotide generates nucleoside. The latter consist of pentose sugar and nitrogenous base only.
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