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The building block of nucleic acid is called .

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nucleosides
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nucleotides
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nucleosomes
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nuclein
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The correct option is B nucleotides
The building block of nucleic acid is called nucleotides. A nucleotide consists of three distinct components - phosphate group, sugar molecule and nitrogen base.

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