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27 February, 18:31

A DNA molecule consists of many individual structures that each contain a 5-carbon sugar, a nitrogen-containing base, and a phosphate group. What are these individual structures called?

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  1. 27 February, 18:57
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    DNA is made up nucleotides which contain, a 5-carbon sugar - deoxyribose; nitrogenous bases (nucleobase) - adenine, thymine, cytosine, guanine; a phosphate group (a phosphate atom bound to oxygen).

    The nitrogenous bases adenine and guanine are called purines while,

    thymine and cytosine are called pyrimidines.
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