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Question 3 (1 point)      The type of bond represented by the dotted line in a schematicpolynucleotide chain is aHydrogen bond bN-glycosidic linkage cPeptide bond dPhosphodiester bond

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Question 3 (1 point)      The type of bond represented by the dotted line in a schematicpolynucleotide chain is aHydrogen bond bN-glycosidic linkage cPeptide bond dPhosphodiester bond

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The type of bond represented by the dotted line in a schematic polynucleotide chain is a Hydrogen bond.

Here's why:

  1. Polynucleotides are the chains of nucleotides that make up DNA and RNA.

  2. These nucleotides are linked together by a type of covalent bond known as a phosphodiester bond. This is not the bond represented by the dotted line.

  3. N-glycosidic linkages are bonds that connect the sugar component of a nucleotide to its nitrogenous base. This is also not the bond represented by the dotted line.

  4. Peptide bonds are the bonds that link amino acids together in a protein. This is not relevant to a polynucleotide chain.

  5. Hydrogen bonds are the bonds that form between the nitrogenous bases of the two strands of a DNA molecule, holding the strands together. These are typically represented by dotted lines in diagrams, so this is the bond represented by the dotted line in a schematic polynucleotide chain.

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