Question

Define Nucleosides and Nucleotides. Give examples.

Answer 1

Nucleosides Any of several compounds that consist of a ribose or deoxyribose sugar joined to a purine and pyrimidine base and to a phosphate group and that are the basic structural units of nucleic acids ( such as RNA and DNA ) compare nucleosides.

Examples:- Uridine, Adenosine

And Nucleotide are same the Nucleosides.

Answer 2

nucleoside is combination of nitrogen base and sugar

ex:adinosine

nucleotide is combination of nitrogenous base , sugar and phosphate group.

ex'thymidilic acid