What is a polynucleotide?
A polynucleotide is a polymer (any monomer units) of a mononucleotide.
What are polymers of mononucleotides (or polynucleotides)?
RNA and DNA are examples of polymers of mononucleotides.
They are joined by what is known as a condensation reaction releasing water as a by-product.
The opposite reaction, breaking up this a polynucleotide to create mononucleotides, is called hydrolysis. This process requires the input of water (water must be added to the bonds to break them).
What are polymers of mononucleotides (or polynucleotides)?
RNA and DNA are examples of polymers of mononucleotides.
They are joined by what is known as a condensation reaction releasing water as a by-product.
The opposite reaction, breaking up this a polynucleotide to create mononucleotides, is called hydrolysis. This process requires the input of water (water must be added to the bonds to break them).
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