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Question: A unit in nucleic acid which contains ‘base-sugar phosphate’ units is called....

A unit in nucleic acid which contains ‘base-sugar phosphate’ units is called.

A

Nucleotide

B

Nucleoside

C

Phosphotide

D

Polypeptide

Answer

Nucleotide

Explanation

Solution

When nucleoside (a unit formed b y attachment of a base to sugar) is linked to phosphoric acid, the unit formed is called nucleotide.