Describe a nucleotide

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Damari Mcfarland

13 March, 13:14

Describe a nucleotide

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Kamari Trevino · Answer 1

Nucleotide Structure.

The basic building block of DNA is the nucleotide.

The nucleotide in DNA consists of a sugar (deoxyribose),

one of four bases

(cytosine (C),

thymine (T),

adenine (A),

guanine (G)),

and a phosphate.

Cytosine and thymine are pyrimidine bases, while adenine and guanine are purine bases.

Parker Hahn · Answer 2

Nucleotide Structure. The basic building block of DNA is the nucleotide. The nucleotide in DNA consists of a sugar (deoxyribose), one of four bases (cytosine (C), thymine (T), adenine (A), guanine (G)), and a phosphate. Cytosine and thymine are pyrimidine bases, while adenine and guanine are purine bases.