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HELP PLS (20 POINTS) What is the basic unit of DNA?

HELP PLS (20 POINTS) What is the basic unit of DNA?
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HELP PLS (20 POINTS)

What is the basic unit of DNA?

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The basic unit used to make a strand of DNA is called a nucleotide. A single basic unit or "building block" of DNA consists of a sugar , a phosphate group and a base. Sugars are rings of carbon and oxygen atoms.
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