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  4. When adenine is attached to ribose sugar, it is called adenosine. To make a nucleotide from it, would require

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Q. When adenine is attached to ribose sugar, it is called adenosine. To make a nucleotide from it, would require

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Solution:

Adenine forms adenosine, a nucleoside, when attached to ribose. It forms adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a nucleotide, when three phosphate groups are added to adenosine.