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A unit in nucleic acid which contains 'base-sugar phosphate' unit is called ?

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nuleotide

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nucleoside

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phosphotide

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polypeptide

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Solution

The correct option is A nuleotide
Nucleotides are composed of three sub-unit molecules: a nitrogenous base, a five-carbon sugar (ribose or deoxyribose), and at least one phosphate group.

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