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

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A nucleotide is composed of three parts: a nitrogenous base (adenine, guanine, cytosine or thymine), a deoxyribose sugar, and a phosphate group. Therefore, option (D) is the correct choice as it includes all three parts that make up a nucleotide.

A Nucleotide Consists of