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A base sugar phosphate' unit in nucleic ...

A base sugar phosphate' unit in nucleic acid is known as

A

nucleoside

B

phosphotide

C

nucleotide

D

None of these

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C
Only two basic compounds of nucleic acid (pentose sugar and a nitrogenous base) are present in nucleoside and all the three basic components of nucleic acid (a phosphoric acid group, a pentose sugar and a nitrogenous base) are present in nucleotides.
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