A nucleotide consists of
A)three sugars for every phosphate.
B)three phosphates for every sugar.
C)one deoxyribose sugar,one nitrogenous base,and one phosphate group.
D)three DNA bases.

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A nucleotide is composed of three basic components: a nitrogenous base (adenine, guanine, cytosine, or thymine in DNA), a five-carbon sugar (deoxyribose in DNA), and a phosphate group. So, the correct answer is that a nucleotide consists of one deoxyribose sugar, one nitrogenous base, and one phosphate group.

A Nucleotide Consists of