Which of the following would prevent the formation of a phosphodiester bond in DNA?
A.
removal of a nitrogen from one of the bases
B.
removal of oxygen from carbon 2 of the sugar
C.
removal of an oxygen from carbon 3 of the sugar or removal of the phosphate from the gamma position of the nucleoside triphosphate
D.
removal of the phosphate from the alpha position of the nucleoside triphosphate
E.
removal of the phosphate at the beta position of the nucleoside triphosphate