What are the parts that make up a nucleotide?
a. phosphate, amino acid, sugar
b. sugar, phosphate, nitrogenous base
c. nitrogenous base, amino acid, phosphate
d. sugar, amino acid, nitrogenous base

Respuesta :

Answer B....a nucleotide contains a sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogen base.

Answer:

b. sugar, phosphate, nitrogenous base is correct answer.

Explanation:

The nucleotide is made up of sugar, phosphate and nitrogenous base.

  • The building block of DNA and RNA is nucleotide.
  • It consists of nitrogenous base adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine, Sugar and one phosphate group in DNA.
  • In RNA Nucleotide is made up a Sugar, nitogenous base(adenine, guanine, cytosine or uracil)and a phosphate group.
  • The sugar chains and phosphate molecule make a backbone for the double-strand and single strand.
  • Nucleotide play a major role in cellular metabolisum.