A ________ consists of a nitrogen-containing base, a sugar, and a phosphate group.
A)purine
B)complementary base
C)nucleotide
D)nucleoside
E)base pair

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A nucleotide is made up of a nitrogen-containing base (either a purine or pyrimidine), a sugar (either ribose or deoxyribose), and a phosphate group. Nucleotides are the building blocks of DNA and RNA.

A ________ Consists of a Nitrogen-Containing Base, a Sugar, and a Phosphate