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what does a nucleotide consist of?
○ a nitrogenous base, a sugar, and a phosphate
○ sugar and phosphates
○ a polymer of nitrogenous bases
○ nitrogenous bases and sugar
Brief Explanations
A nucleotide is a fundamental unit in nucleic - acids. It is composed of a nitrogenous base (such as adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine, or uracil), a sugar (ribose in RNA or deoxyribose in DNA), and a phosphate group.
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