Question

Label the nucleotide correctly C * phosphate :: deoxyribose sugar nitrogenous base

Answer 1

Answer:

Nucleotides comprise:

• a 5-Carbon deoxyribose sugar,  
• one nitrogenous base (adenine, guanine thymine, and cytosine)  
• and a phosphate group.

Explanation:

Nucleotides are monomers that makeup DNA- a  nucleic acid that functions as a storage molecule for encoding proteins, along with RNA a ribose sugar-containing nucleotide. Nucleotides contain a 5-carbon deoxyribose or ribose sugar, phosphate and one of four nitrogenous bases:

• Adenine (A)
• Guanine (G)
• Cytosine (C)
• Thymine (T).
• Uracil (U) found in RNA

Each nucleotide derives its name from its nitrogenous base. The nucleotides on a single strand polymerize via covalent bonding. This occurs between two nucleotides in an esterification reaction where a phosphodiester bond is formed. In double helix formation, base pairs form hydrogen bonds with each other.