If nucleotides are made of the same things, how can there be 5 different nucleotides?

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If nucleotides are made of the same things, how can there be 5 different nucleotides?

2007-09-11 13:48:01 · 3 answers · asked by EGGO 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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nucleotides are not quite made up of the same thing. they all have a phosphate, a sugar, and a base. the base is what is slightly different (the sugar is also different between ribonucleotides and deoxyribonucleotides). they are similar, the base is different.

2007-09-11 14:51:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

There can be VARIATIONS of the same nucleotide--just as there are shades of the same color.

2007-09-11 13:54:12 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Wizard 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

There are 26 letters in the English language, so how can there be hundreds of different words?

2007-09-11 13:56:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋