Region III in the nucleotide shown is the ________

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Region III in the nucleotide represents the nitrogen-containing base, which can be either adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), or thymine (T). It is responsible for encoding genetic information and pairing with the complementary base in the opposite strand during DNA replication. The five-carbon sugar is present in Region I, while the phosphate group is present in Region II of the nucleotide. Amide and carboxylic acid are not present in a nucleotide.

Region III in the Nucleotide Shown Is the ________