Each nucleotide consists of three components: 1. a nitrogenous base: cytosine (C), guanine (G), adenine (A) or thymine (T) 2. a five-carbon sugar molecule (deoxyribose in the case of DNA) 3. a phosphate molecule
Each nucleotide consists of three components:1. a nitrogenous base: cytosine (C), guanine (G), adenine (A) or thymine (T)2. a five-carbon sugar molecule (deoxyribose in the case of DNA)3. a phosphate molecule