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Which biomolecule typically contains both nitrogen and phosphate

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The nucleic acids is the correct answer as they are made up of nitrogen and phosphorous. The monomers of the same are nucleotides. They are composed of a five-carbon sugar (ribose in RNA or 2-deoxyribose in DNA), a nitrogenous base (purine or pyrimidine), and phosphate group.
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