A DNA nucleotide is composed of
A)three amino acids.
B)a codon and an anticodon.
C)one nitrogen base,deoxyribose sugar,and a phosphate group.
D)four nitrogen bases.
E)protein,lipid,and ribose sugar.

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A DNA nucleotide is composed of three parts- a nitrogenous base (adenine, thymine, guanine or cytosine), a deoxyribose sugar and a phosphate group. In RNA nucleotides, the sugar is ribose instead of deoxyribose, and the nitrogenous base uracil replaces thymine.

A DNA Nucleotide Is Composed of