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

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A nucleotide consists of a nitrogen-containing base (adenine, guanine, cytosine, or thymine in DNA), a sugar (deoxyribose in DNA), and a phosphate group. The base and sugar make up the nucleoside, and the addition of the phosphate group creates a nucleotide.

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