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  • Nucleotide Monomers: Building Blocks of Nucleic Acids - Phosphate, Sugar & Base
    A nucleotide monomer in nucleic acids is made up of three components:

    1. A Phosphate Group: This is a negatively charged group containing phosphorus.

    2. A Pentose Sugar: This is a five-carbon sugar. In DNA, the sugar is deoxyribose, while in RNA, the sugar is ribose.

    3. A Nitrogenous Base: This is a molecule containing nitrogen that can be one of four types:

    * Adenine (A)

    * Guanine (G)

    * Cytosine (C)

    * Thymine (T) in DNA, or Uracil (U) in RNA

    So, the answer is all of the above.

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