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The structure of DNA resembles a twisted ladder. Which structural components form the rungs of the ladder?
deoxyribose sugars
phosphate groups
nitrogenous base pairs
ribosomes
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The answer is nitrogenous base pairs. They are the hydrogen bonded “rungs” in between the twisting backbone made of phosphate and sugar.