Biology
Grade-12
Easy

Question

What is the building block of DNA

  1. Monosaccharide
  2. Amino Acid
  3. Fatty Acid
  4. Nucleotide

hintHint:

Nucleotide

The correct answer is: Nucleotide


    A nucleotide is the basic building block of nucleic acids i.e., RNA and DNA.
    A nucleotide consists of a sugar molecule attached to a phosphate group and nitrogen containing base.

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