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Question:

Which of the following biomolecules does have a phosphodiester bond?

Nucleic acids in a nucleotide

Monosaccharides in polysaccharide

Fatty acids in a diglyceride

Amino acids in a polypeptide

Solution:

The term nucleic acid is the name for DNA and RNA, members of a family of biopolymers. The sugars and phosphates in nucleic acids are connected to each other in an alternating chain (sugar-phosphate backbone) through phosphodiester linkages.