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Question

Chemistry Question on Biomolecules

Which of the following is not present in a nucleotide?

A

cytosine

B

guanine

C

adenine

D

tyrosine

Answer

tyrosine

Explanation

Solution

A nucleotide contains a pentose sugar [Deoxyribose (in DNA) or ribose (in RNA)], nitrogenous base [such as adenine or guanine or thymine (in DNA) or cytosine or uraci (in RNA)] and a phosphate molecule.