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what are the monomers of dna called

The monomers of DNA are called nucleotides.

Each DNA nucleotide has three main parts.

  • A phosphate group
  • A deoxyribose sugar (a 5‑carbon sugar)
  • A nitrogenous base (adenine, thymine, cytosine, or guanine)

These nucleotides link together in long chains to form the DNA polymer and its famous double helix structure.