Q. 14.22 What is the difference between a nucleoside and a nucleotide?
Nucleoside | Nucleotide |
1. It has a base and sugar. | 1. It has a base, sugar, and phosphoric acid. |
2. The base is attached to the 1' position of sugar. |
2. In this, the base is attached to the 1' position and phosphoric acid to the 5' position of sugar moiety. |