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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Which group composes of subunits ofa nucleotide?
A
Pentose sugar, Nitrogen.
B
Purine, Pyrimidine, Phosphorus.
C
Nitrogen base, Sugar.
D
Pentose sugar, Nitrogen base, Phosphoric acid
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