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Question
what makes up the backbone of dna?
○ sugar and phosphates
○ a polymer of nitrogenous bases
○ nitrogenous bases, sugar, and phosphates
○ nitrogenous bases and sugar
Brief Explanations
The backbone of DNA is composed of alternating sugar (deoxyribose) and phosphate groups. Nitrogen - ous bases are attached to the sugar but are not part of the backbone structure.
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