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_ is a unit of DNA that is made up of one sugar molecule, one phosphate molecule, and one _.

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Each single strand of DNA is composed of repeating units of nucleotides which are made up of 3 components - a phosphate group, a deoxyribose sugar (pentose) and a nitrogenous base.

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