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

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A unit in nucleic acid which contains ‘base-sugar phosphate’ unit is called (A) nucleotide (B) nucleoside (C) phosphotide (D) polypeptide.

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When nucleoside (a unit formed by attachment of a base to sugar) is linked to phosphoric acid, the unit formed is called nucleotide. <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/7d35603cc869fdf19ec908e819cba732-.png" />

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

nucleotide

nucleoside

phosphotide

polypeptide.

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