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What type of bond connects the sugar and phosphate groups in the DNA backbone?
What type of bond connects the sugar and phosphate groups in the DNA backbone?
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What type of bond connects the sugar and phosphate groups in the DNA backbone?
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Covalent bonds connect the sugar and phosphate groups in the DNA backbone, providing structural stability.
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Covalent bonds connect the sugar and phosphate groups in the DNA backbone, providing structural stability.
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Step 1: Understand that DNA has a structure called a backbone.
Step 2: Know that the backbone of DNA is made up of sugar and phosphate groups.
Step 3: Learn that the sugar in DNA is called deoxyribose.
Step 4: Recognize that the sugar and phosphate groups are connected to each other.
Step 5: Identify the type of connection between the sugar and phosphate groups.
Step 6: Discover that this connection is made by covalent bonds.
Step 7: Conclude that covalent bonds provide stability to the DNA structure.
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