alleryStart learning →What is a nitrogen base joined only to a sugar called?
ANucleotide
BNucleoside
CNucleic acid
DPolynucleotide
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Nucleoside
A base attached to a sugar is a nucleoside; esterifying a phosphate to the sugar makes it a nucleotide.
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