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Ordinary sugar is known to chemists as the sugar sucrose, which is a carbohydrate (a compound of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen).

A phospate is a compound known to chemists as a salt of phosphoric acid and a metal, such as sodium, or something behaving like a metal, such as ammonium.

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What is the sequence of subunits in the DNA backbone?

The DNA backbone consists of alternating sugar (deoxyribose) and phosphate groups. The sugar-phosphate backbone is formed by the covalent bonds between the sugar of one nucleotide and the phosphate group of the next nucleotide. This forms a repeating pattern of sugar-phosphate-sugar-phosphate along the DNA strand.


In which nucleotide is the phosphate attached to the sugar?

The phosphate is attached to the 5' carbon of the sugar in a nucleotide.


What is nucleic acid made of?

A phosphate group, a ribose sugar, or deoxyribose sugar backbone and a nitrogenous base.


What is sugar found in?

sugar is found in phosphate


What two parts make up the back bone of DNA?

The backbone of DNA is made up of repeating units of sugar (deoxyribose) and phosphate molecules. These molecules are connected by covalent bonds to form a sugar-phosphate backbone, with the nitrogenous bases extending from it.


What makes up the backbone sides of DNA?

A ribose sugar linked by phosphate groups.


What are the three buildings blocks of a nucleotide?

Sugar, phosphate, and nitrogenous base.


What makes up the outside of the dna ladder?

The outside of the DNA ladder is made up of a sugar-phosphate backbone. The sugar in DNA is deoxyribose, which alternates with phosphate groups to form the backbone. The nitrogenous bases are attached to this sugar-phosphate backbone on the inside of the ladder.


The backbone of the DNA molecule is made of what?

The backbone of the DNA molecule is made of alternating sugar (deoxyribose) and phosphate molecules. These sugar-phosphate chains are connected by covalent bonds.


What molecules make up the sides of the DNA ladder?

The sides of the DNA ladder are made up of sugar-phosphate backbones. The sugar in DNA is deoxyribose, linked together by phosphate groups forming the backbone of the DNA strand.


How are the sugar phosphate backbones of a DNA molecule different?

The sugar phosphate backbones of DNA are the same in terms of their composition, both containing a sugar (deoxyribose) and a phosphate group. The difference lies in the orientation of the sugar molecules along the backbone, with one strand running in the 5' to 3' direction and the other in the opposite 3' to 5' direction.


What are the 2 constant parts of DNA molecules?

The two constant parts of DNA molecules are the sugar-phosphate backbone and nitrogenous bases. The sugar-phosphate backbone forms the structural framework of the DNA molecule, while the nitrogenous bases (adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine) are responsible for carrying genetic information through their sequences.