A purine or pyrimidine that is attached to a sugar, either ribose or deoxyribose, which is attached to one or more phosphate groups is called a ________.

A. nitrogenous base
B. nucleotide
C. nucleoside
D. nucleic acid


Answer: B

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What will be an ideal response?

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