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Yuliya22 [10]
3 years ago
13

What kind of bond connects sugar and phosphate in dna

Biology
1 answer:
Gwar [14]3 years ago
4 0

Answer: the phosphodiester bond

Explanation:

In DNA and RNA, the phosphodiester bond is the linkage between the 3' carbon atom of one sugar molecule and the 5' carbon atom of another, deoxyribose in DNA and ribose in RNA. Strong covalent bonds form between the phosphate group and two 5-carbon ring carbohydrates (pentoses) over two ester bonds.

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