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Cytidine is a

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Nitrogenous base
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Nucleoside
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Nucleotide
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Nucleic acid
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Solution

The correct option is B Nucleoside
Cytosine (C) is a pyrimidine i.e, a nitrogenous base. A combination of a nitrogenous base (purine or pyrimidine) with a pentose sugar is known as a nucleoside. Thus the combination of cytosine with ribose sugar results in the formation of a nucleoside called as cytidine, Similarly, The combination of cytosine with deoxyribose sugar is called as deoxycytidine.
So, the correct answer is 'Nucleoside'.

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