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Why are nucleotides (and their polymers) called nucleic acids when they contain nitrogenous bases?
A) Acids ending in "-ic" are the ionized versions of those molecules ending in "-ate."
B) Acids always win out over a base.
C) There are more acids on the molecule than bases.
D) Phosphoric acid groups (becoming phosphates) are much stronger than nitrogen acts as a base.
E) Nitrogenous base is really a misnomer.
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