Final answer:
Peptides are linked by covalent peptide bonds, not noncovalent bonds, between the amine group of one amino acid and the carboxyl group of another. The statement suggesting peptide bonds are noncovalent in nucleic acids is false.
Step-by-step explanation:
A peptide is a short chain of amino acids connected by peptide bonds. The misleading statement in the question implies that the peptide bond is noncovalent when in fact, a peptide bond is a type of covalent bond that occurs between the amine nitrogen of one amino acid and the carboxyl carbon of another amino acid in proteins and peptides. The answer to the question 'Peptide is noncovalent bond in nucleic acids' is false.
Additionally, peptide bonds hold the amino acids together through dehydration synthesis, releasing a molecule of water and forming a stable covalent linkage, known as the peptide bond. Therefore, when considering a peptide, the number of amide bonds present corresponds to the number of amino acids minus one, since each amino acid contributes to one bond, except for the last one in the chain.