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Atom of the base or sugar that forms a bond in a nucleoside or nucleotide

This type of question, asked 5 times: May 2022 S1, 2 May 2023 S2, 3 May 2023 S2, 26 Apr 2025 S2, 17 Apr 2026 S1. All 5 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    May 2022 S1

    76
    Which nitrogen atom of pyrimidine base numbered from 1 to 6 is bonded with furanose sugar?

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  2. Question 2

    2 May 2023 S2

    57
    Identify the nitrogen atom of purine base that bonds with 1′1' carbon of ribose to form ribonucleoside.

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  3. Question 3

    3 May 2023 S2

    69
    Which 'C' atom of ribose sugar (numbered from 1' to 5') bonds with phosphate group to form AMP?

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  4. Question 4

    26 Apr 2025 S2

    59
    Identify the carbon atom numbered from C1′C_{1}^{'} to C5C_{5} of monosaccharide unit of DNA nucleotide that lacks oxygen atom from -OH group.

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  5. Question 5

    17 Apr 2026 S1

    46
    Which carbon atom (numbered from 1' to 5') of ribose lacks the oxygen to form deoxyribose ?

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