A nucleotide is composed of

Nitrogenous base + sugar + phosphate

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Nitrogenous base + sugar

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Nitrogenous base + phosphate

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None of these

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The correct option is A
Nitrogenous base + sugar + phosphate

The building blocks of nucleic acids, nucleotides, are composed of a nitrogenous base, a five-carbon sugar (ribose or deoxyribose), and at least one phosphate group.

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