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Which of the following is NOT a part of the nucleotide of DNA?

A
Deoxyribose sugar
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Uracil
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Phosphate
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Adenine
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Solution

The correct option is B Uracil
Nucleotides that make the DNA strands contain deoxyribose sugar, phospate molecule and one nitrogenous base out of adenine, guanine, thymine and cytosine. Uracil is never a part of nucleotide of DNA. It is present in RNA.

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