What are the components of a nucleotide?
Correct answer: C. Nitrogen base, Sugar and Phosphate
- A. Purine, Pyrimidine and Phosphate
- B. Purine, Sugar and Phosphate
- C. Nitrogen base, Sugar and Phosphate
- D. Pyrimidine, Sugar and Phosphate
Explanation
A nucleotide is an organic compound consisting of a nitrogen containing purine or pyrimidine base linked to a sugar (ribose or deoxyribose) and a phosphate group.
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