Question

What are the subunits called that make up DNA?

Is it Nucleotides or Phosphate/Nitrogen bases/sugars?

Answer 1

No I am pretty sure you are mistaken.

Answer 2

a phosphate group, a specific nitrogenous base and a 2' deoxyribose sugar

Answer 3

If that is from wiki answers. I posted this on here because I believe it is wrong

Answer 4

isnt phosphate/nitrogen bases/sugars what makes up nucleotides?

Answer 5

No i'm sure I'm right because i'm in AP bio and we already learned this chapter there are only three sub units a phosphate group, a nitrogenous base, and a deoxyribose sugar backbone.

Answer 6

those are the subunits OF nucleotides not DNA

Answer 7

thing is, Type that same question in but asking what makes up nucleotides and you get the same thing...

Answer 8

No the sub units of nucleotides are a phosphate group a 5-carbon sugar(deoxyribose)
and a nitrogen base

Answer 9

I think you are both correct...
DNA is made of the subunits: Nucleotides (PO4 + Deoxyribose + Nitrogenous Base), and Nitrogenous bases (3/4 N'ringed nitrogen attached).

If I were asked: What are the subunits that create DNA? I would say Nucleotides.