A nucleotide consists of
A)four nitrogen-containing bases linked together.
B)a nitrogen-containing base linked to a sugar.
C)a nitrogen-containing base linked to a sugar that is linked to a phosphate group.
D)two nitrogen-containing bases linked through hydrogen bonds.

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A nucleotide is composed of a nitrogenous base (adenine, cytosine, guanine, or thymine in DNA or uracil in RNA) linked to a sugar (ribose in RNA or deoxyribose in DNA) which is in turn linked to a phosphate group. The nitrogenous base, sugar, and phosphate group together form a nucleotide.

A Nucleotide Consists of