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A nucleotide is made up of

Aa nitrogenous base, a pentose sugar and a phosphate group
Ba nitrogenous base and a pentose sugar only
Ca pentose sugar and a phosphate group only
Da nitrogenous base and a phosphate group only

Answer: A

A nucleoside is base plus sugar. Adding a phosphate group on the sugar gives the nucleotide.

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