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A base attached to a sugar without phosphate is called a:
ANucleoprotein
BNucleoside
CNucleotide
DNucleophile
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Nucleoside
1. The base joins carbon one of the sugar.
2. No phosphate is attached yet.
3. This unit is a nucleoside.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry Part 2, Unit 10 'Biomolecules'_
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