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A diagram of a DNA nucleotide is shown below.
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What could the part labeled X represent?
A.
ribose
B.
phosphate
C.
uracil
D.
guanine
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B. phosphate
A DNA nucleotide is made of a phosphate group, a deoxyribose sugar (not ribose), and a nitrogenous base (A, T, G or C — uracil is only in RNA). The labeled part corresponds to the phosphate.
A DNA nucleotide is made of a phosphate group, a deoxyribose sugar (not ribose), and a nitrogenous base (A, T, G or C — uracil is only in RNA). The labeled part corresponds to the phosphate.
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