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The primary building blocks of DNA are

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Nitrogenous base, phosphorus and ribose
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Nitrogenous base, sulphur and deoxyribose
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Nitrogenous base, phosphorus and deoxyribose
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Nitrogenous base, sulphur and ribose
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The correct option is C Nitrogenous base, phosphorus and deoxyribose
DNA is made up of a five carbon sugar called deoxyribose, a phosphate molecule and four different nitrogenous bases - adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine.

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