BIOLOGY
NUCLEIC ACIDS
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Question
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What are the 3 parts of a nucleotide?
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Phosphate group
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Sugar
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Nitrogen base
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Carboxyl group
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Variable group
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A nucleotide consists of a sugar molecule (either ribose in RNA or deoxyribose in DNA) attached to a phosphate group and a nitrogen-containing base.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nucleotides are made up of 3 parts. The first is a distinct nitrogenous base, which is adenine, cytosine, guanine or thymine.
Detailed explanation-3: -Four different types of nitrogenous bases are found in DNA: adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C), and guanine (G).
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