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What are nucleotides?

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In nucleic acids (DNA and RNA), the nitrogenous base is chemically linked to one molecule of sugar forming a nucleotide.
When a phosphate group is attached to the nucleoside, it becomes a nucleotide. The nucleotides are polymerised to form a polynucleotide chain (DNA and RNA).
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