What monomer is made up of a base, a sugar, and a phosphate group?

A. Monosaccharide

B. Nucleotide

C. Phospholipid

D. Amino acid

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Stephany Wells

1 April, 02:22

What monomer is made up of a base, a sugar, and a phosphate group?

A. Monosaccharide

B. Nucleotide

C. Phospholipid

D. Amino acid

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Camden White · Answer 1

The answer is the option B. Nucleotide. Nucleotides are organic molecules formed by three units : one or more phosphate groups, a sugar with five carbons (ribose or deoxyribose) and a nitrogenous base. Nucleotids are the units that form the two nucleic acid polymers: DNA and the RNA.

What monomer is made up of a base, a sugar, and a phosphate group?A. MonosaccharideB. NucleotideC. PhospholipidD. Amino acid

What monomer is made up of a base, a sugar, and a phosphate group?

A. Monosaccharide

B. Nucleotide

C. Phospholipid

D. Amino acid