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When bonded together chemically, deoxyribose, phosphate, and an adenine molecule make up
A) a DNA nucleotide
B) an RNA nucleotide
C) a DNA molecule
D) an RNA molecule

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Answer:A) a DNA nucleotide

Explanation: Nucleotides are the building blocks of nucleic acids. RNA and DNA are the two types of nucleic acids. An RNA has a ribose sugar, hence the name ribonucleic acid but a DNA has a deoxyribose sugar hence the name deoxyribonucleic acid. A DNA nucleotide is made of three molecules, a deoxyribose sugar, a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group. The nitrogenous bases found in DNA are Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine and Guanine. An RNA nucleotide is made up of three molecules, a ribose sugar, a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group. The nitrogenous bases found in RNA are Adenine, Uracil, Guanine and Cytosine.

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