Explain the difference between nucleoside and nucleotide.

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The building blocks of nucleic acids are nucleosides and nucleotides.
A nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous base, a sugar (ribose or deoxyribose) and a phosphate group.
But nucleoside consists of only a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group.

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