A Large Molecule Whose Subunits Consist of a Sugar and a Nitrogenous

question 83

Multiple Choice

A large molecule whose subunits consist of a sugar and a nitrogenous base is called a ____.

• A) nucleoside
• B) nucleotide
• C) nucleic acid
• D) nucleosome
• E) nuclear unit

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