Question: The backbone of DNA is made up of ________, ________ and ________.
Options:
nitrogenous base, sugar and phosphate
phosphate, nitrogenous base
sugar, nitrogenous base
none of the above
-The backbone of a DNA is made up of repeating units of deoxyribose sugar, nitrogenous base and phosphate group which occur alternately.
-The phosphate group attaches to the -OH group at the 5' carbon of the deoxyribose sugar through a phosphodiester linkage
-The phosphate group attaches to the -OH group at the 5' carbon of the deoxyribose sugar through a phosphodiester linkage