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What are the common parts of nucleotide?

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sugar and phosphate are common parts
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The three main/common parts of a nucleotide are:
A sugar (deoxyribose)
A phosphate (1 phosphorus atom bonded to 4 oxygen atoms)
One of 4 bases (Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine or Thymine)

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