Asked by aubrey
A diagram of a DNA nucleotide is shown below.
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What could the part labeled X represent?
A.
uracil
B.
ribose
C.
guanine
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C. guanine
Explanation: A DNA nucleotide consists of a phosphate, a deoxyribose sugar, and a nitrogenous base. Uracil and ribose are found in RNA (uracil replaces thymine and ribose is the RNA sugar), so the DNA nucleotide could contain the base guanine.
Explanation: A DNA nucleotide consists of a phosphate, a deoxyribose sugar, and a nitrogenous base. Uracil and ribose are found in RNA (uracil replaces thymine and ribose is the RNA sugar), so the DNA nucleotide could contain the base guanine.
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