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What 3 components make up a nucleotide? Question 8 options: a deoxyribose, a phosphate, and an enzyme a phosphate, an enzyme, and a nitrogenous base an enzyme, a deoxyribose, and a nitrogenous base a phosphate, a deoxyribose, and a nitrogenous base.

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The 3 components that make up a nucleotide are: A phosphate, a deoxyribose and a nitrogenous base.


The deoxyribose however, is a pentose sugar. It is the deoxyribose sugar that is found in DNA.

Ribose sugar is found in RNA.
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