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What does a nucleotide consist of?

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Answer: A nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous base, a pentose sugar and a phosphate group.

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A molecule consisting of a nitrogen-containing base ( adenine, guanine, thymine, or cytosine in DNA; adenine, guanine, uracil, or cytosine in RNA), a phosphate group, and a sugar (deoxyribose in DNA; ribose in RNA ).

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