Do the phosphate and the pentose groups give homogeneity or heterogeneity to the nucleic acid chains? Supported by that which of those groups is expected to participate in the highly diverse and heterogeneous genetic coding, i.e., Which of those groups is the basis of the information for protein production?
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Answer Posted / Deep Agnihotri
The sugar-phosphate backbone provides homogeneity to nucleic acid chains as all nucleotides share the same pentose (deoxyribose or ribose) and phosphate structure. However, it's the nitrogenous bases that give heterogeneity and are responsible for the highly diverse and heterogeneous genetic coding, as they differ among nucleotides and carry the information for protein production.
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