J & K CET Medical J & K - CET Medical Solved Paper-2007

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    Nucleotide consists of

    A)                  phosphate only

    B)                  phosphate and sugar only

    C)                  phosphate, sugar and nitrogen base

    D)                  phosphate and nitrogen base only

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                    A sugar molecule and a nitrogenous base form a nucleoside, and a nucleoside plus a phosphate group form a nucleotide. The nucleotides of RNA are called ribonucleotides, and those of DNA deoxyribonucleotides. Ribonucleotides contain the sugar ribose and dexyribonucleotides the sugar deoxyribose.


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