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5. Which of the following is NOT a part of a nucleotide?a.A phosphate groupb.A sugarc.A base paird.A nitrogenous base

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The correct options are:

A. A PHOSPHATE GROUP

B. A SUGAR

D. NITROGENOUS BASE

These molecules comprise the nucleotide. The nitrogenous base in DNA could either be adenine, guanine, cytosine, and uracil; however, thymine will be replaced by uracil in RNA. Its sugar will be either a ribose (RNA) or deoxyribose (DNA).

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