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BIOTECHNOLOGY

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The DNA nucleotide is composed of three parts. Which two components make up the nucleotide backbone?
A
ribose sugar and base
B
ribose sugar and phosphate group
C
nitrogen base and deoxyribose sugar
D
deoxyribose sugar and phosphate group
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. The bases used in DNA are adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G) and thymine (T).

Detailed explanation-2: -Phosphate Backbone DNA consists of two strands that wind around each other like a twisted ladder. Each strand has a backbone made of alternating sugar (deoxyribose) and phosphate groups. Attached to each sugar is one of four bases–adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), or thymine (T).

Detailed explanation-3: -A sugar-phosphate backbone (alternating grey-dark grey) joins together nucleotides in a DNA sequence. The sugar-phosphate backbone forms the structural framework of nucleic acids, including DNA and RNA. This backbone is composed of alternating sugar and phosphate groups, and defines directionality of the molecule.

Detailed explanation-4: -The three components of a nucleotide are nitrogenous base, sugar and phosphate.

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