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Diego Martínez Paz
Jul 17, 2017

The nucleotide.

Explanation:

Deoxyribonucleic acid, as every nucleic acid (polymer), is composed of basic functional units called nucleotides (monomers).

These organic molecules are yielded by:

  • phosphate group
  • nitrogenous base
  • ribose, which is a pentose (monosaccharide)

Be careful not to confuse "nucleotide" with its component NUCLEOSIDE which is the nitrogenous base plus the ribose.

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