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Mashutka [201]
3 years ago
12

The backbone of DNA and RNA is composed of?

Biology
2 answers:
kumpel [21]3 years ago
3 0

The sugar-phosphate backbone forms the structural framework of nucleic acids, including DNA and RNA. This backbone is composed of alternating sugar and phosphate groups, and defines directionality of the molecule.

aliina [53]3 years ago
3 0

The backbone of the DNA and RNA compound is sugar phosphate.

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