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In order to make new nucleic acids, your body needs food that contains:

A. carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and calcium.
O B. only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
O c. only carbon, calcium, and phosphorus.
O D. carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus.

User Zharf
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Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

The Nucleic acid is made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus (CHONP). So our body needs food that contains all five.

User IntelliJ Amiya
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Answer:

The correct answer is I think D

Step-by-step explanation:

Have a great day! :)

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