Meaning phosphate backbone
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phosphate backboneA phosphate backbone is the portion of the DNA double helix that provides structural support to the molecule. DNA consists of two strands that wind around each other like a twisted ladder. Each strand has a backbone made of alternating sugar (deoxyribose) and phosphate groups. Attached to each sugar is one of four bases--adenine (A), cytosine (C), [..]
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phosphate backboneThe sugar-phosphate backbone forms the structural framework of nucleic acids, like DNA and RNA, and is composed of alternating sugar and phosphate groups.
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