Given below are two statements.
Statement I: Nucleic acids like DNA and RNA are polymers of nucleotides.
Statement II: DNA and RNA function as genetic material.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct.

Both statement I and statement II are correct.

Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect.

Both statement I and statement II are incorrect.

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

When nitrogenous bases are found attached to a sugar, they are called nucleosides.

If a phosphate group is also found esterified to the sugar they are called nucleotides.

Nucleic acids like DNA and RNA are polymers of nucleotides.

DNA and RNA function as genetic material.

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