What are nucleotides and what are their components?

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What are nucleotides and what are their components?

Sumit Saini 4th Apr, 2021

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Sumit Saini 4th Apr, 2021

A nucleotide is the monomer unit of nucleic acids. It consists of three components

A nitrogenous base (adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, or uracil).

A pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA, ribose in RNA).

A phosphate group.

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