Question

Differentiate between nucleotide and nucleoside

Answer 1

Answer:

Nucleotides consist of the components such as a nitrogenous base, sugar, and a phosphate group while the nucleosides contain only sugar and a base. The nucleotide forms the basic structure of RNA and DNA, while the nucleoside occurs before the nucleotide itself.

Answer 2

Answer:

The main difference lies in their molecular composition as Nucleosides contain only sugar and a base whereas Nucleotides contain sugar, base and a phosphate group as well. A nucleotide is what occurs before RNA and DNA, while the nucleoside occurs before the nucleotide itself

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