A nucleotide consists of a
A) five-carbon sugar and phosphate group.
B) five-carbon sugar and a nitrogenous base.
C) phosphate group and a nitrogenous base.
D) five-carbon sugar, a nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group.
E) five-carbon sugar and an amino acid.

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A nucleotide is made up of three components: a five-carbon sugar (either ribose or deoxyribose), a nitrogenous base (adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, or uracil) and a phosphate group. The combination of these three components forms the basic building blocks of DNA and RNA.

A Nucleotide Consists of a