A purine or pyrimidine that is attached to a sugar, either ribose or deoxyribose, to which is attached one or more phosphate groups is called a:

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A nucleotide is made up of a nitrogenous base, a sugar, and one or more phosphate groups. A nucleoside only contains a nitrogenous base and a sugar, but no phosphate group. Nucleic acids are made up of nucleotides joined together in a polymer.

A Purine or Pyrimidine That Is Attached to a Sugar