A nucleoside differs from a nucleotide in not having a

Phosphate

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The correct option is A Phosphate
A nucleoside differs from a nucleotide in not having phosphate group. A nucleoside consists of a nitrogenous base covalently attached to a sugar (ribose or deoxyribose) but without the phosphate group. When phosphate group of nucleotide is removed by hydrolysis, the structure remaining is nucleoside.

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