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Proteins and Nucleic Acids

Question 23 • PA Human Anatomy & Physiology A 2026-2027 SMITH IC

The building blocks of nucleic acids are amino acidsnucleotidesbase pairs.

Answer
A
amino acids
B
nucleotides
C
base pairs

Explanation

Nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA are made of repeating units called nucleotides. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, while base pairs are paired nitrogenous bases within DNA. Therefore, the correct choice is nucleotides.

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