Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305389892
Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 14.2, Problem 2SB
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The bonds which are formed between the complementary base pairs and the bonds which are present between a base and the deoxyribose sugar.

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The DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is made up of deoxyribose sugar attached with a phosphate group at the 5' end and a nitrogenous base attached at the 1' end. There are four nitrogenous bases in the DNA, adenine (A), guanine (G), thymine (T) and cytosine (C).

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