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BIO 101 BIO 101 Past Questions Objective Question

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The monomer in a single DNA strand in all living thing is
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A RNA
B nucleotide
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C nucleoside
D cell
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Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

The monomer, or building block, of DNA is a nucleotide. Each nucleotide consists of a phosphate, a sugar (deoxyribose), and a nitrogenous base. A nucleoside is just the sugar and base (no phosphate).

Hint

What are the individual building blocks of DNA called?

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