INTRODUCTION TO MICROSCOPY CELL BIOLOGY
DIFFERENTIATED CELL
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Which of the following is NOT a component of a nucleotide?
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Glucose
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Phosphate
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5-carbon sugar
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Nitrogen base
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is C. Amino acid. An amino acid is not a component of nucleotide.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The three components of a nucleotide are nitrogenous base, sugar and phosphate.
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