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and are chiral molecules, their chirality is due to:

  1. A
    L-sugar component
  2. B
    Chiral bases
  3. C
    chiral phosphate ester unit
  4. D
    D-sugar component

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and contain sugar moieties— and respectively. These sugars are chiral because they contain multiple asymmetric carbon atoms. The nitrogenous bases are planar and achiral, and the phosphate groups are also achiral. Thus, the chirality of nucleic acids stems from the component.

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and are chiral molecules, their chirality is due to:
A
L-sugar component
B
Chiral bases
C
chiral phosphate ester unit
D
D-sugar component

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