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all nucleic acids are made of the same five elements. what are these five elements? hydrogen sulfur oxygen phosphorus carbon nitrogen
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Nucleic acids like DNA and RNA are composed of nucleotides. The nucleotides contain a sugar - phosphate backbone and nitrogen - containing bases. The five elements present in all nucleic acids are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus. Sulfur is not part of the basic composition of nucleic acids.
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