A nucleotide is constituted of
A) a five carbon sugar, a nitrogenous acid, and a phosphate group.
B) a six carbon sugar, a nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group.
C) a five carbon sugar, a nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group.
D) a six carbon sugar, a nitrogenous acid, and a phosphate group.
E) a four carbon sugar, a nitrogenous acid, and a phosphate group.

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A nucleotide is composed of a five carbon sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA), a nitrogenous base (adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine or uracil), and a phosphate group. Choice C is the only one that accurately describes these three components. The other choices either have incorrect sugars, bases, or acids included.

A Nucleotide Is Constituted of