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what are the components of a nucleotide? view available hint(s) a sugar, a sulfate group, and a purine a sugar, an amino acid, and a nitrogenous base a sugar, a lipid, and a nitrogenous base a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base a sugar, a sulfate group, and a pyrimidine
A nucleotide is a basic unit of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). It consists of a five - carbon sugar (ribose in RNA or deoxyribose in DNA), a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base (which can be a purine like adenine or guanine, or a pyrimidine like cytosine, thymine in DNA or uracil in RNA).
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A sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base