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Nucleic acids are called acids mainly because of the presence of

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a

−COOH  group

b

−OH  group of sugar unit

c

−OH  group of the heterocyclic base

d

−OH  group of phosphate unit

answer is D.

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Nucleic acids are called acids mainly because of the presence of −OH group of phosphate unit. The nucleic acids are linear unbranched polymer of purine and pyrimidine nucleotides linked in a chain through phosphodiester bonds.
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