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Each nucleotide consists of, (i) a nitrogenous heterocyclic base which may be purine or pyrimidine. (ii) sugar: deoxyribose (iii) phosphate Related Theory Nucleoside $=$ sugar + base (via glycosidic bond) Nucleotide $=$ Nucleoside + phosphate (via phosphodiester bond)
A Caution $\to$ Nucleosides are the structural subunit of nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA Nucleotides are building blocks of nucleic acids DNA and RNA.