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When adenine is attached to ribose sugar, it is called adenosine. To make a nucleotide from it, it would require?

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Oxygenation
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Addition of a base
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Addition of phosphate
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Hydrogenation
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The correct option is C Addition of phosphate
Answer:- (C) addition of phosphate
Adenine forms adenosine, a nucleoside, when attached to ribose. It forms adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a nucleotide, when three phosphate groups are added to adenosine.

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