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What is the backbone of DNA? plz help ASAP


what does a nucleotide consist of

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Deoxyribose is the name of the sugar found in the backbone of DNA. two sides of this sugar-phosphate backbone are four nitrogenous bases: adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C), and guanine (G).

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The back bone of DNA molecule is made up of deoxyribose (sugar and phosphate- sugar chain).The four nucleotides are nitrogenous bases called Adenine,Guanine , Thymine and Cytosine. Two nucleotides in the DNA are linked together by phosphodiester bond.

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