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The Backbone of a Nucleic Acid Molecule Consists of

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The backbone of a nucleic acid molecule consists of


A) alternating sugar and phosphate groups linked by phosphate ester bonds.
B) alternating sugar and nitrogen base groups linked by amide bonds.
C) alternating nitrogen bases and phosphate groups linked by amide bonds and strengthened by hydrogen bonds.
D) sugar molecules bonded from the #3 carbon of one molecule to the #5 carbon of the other by glycosidic linkages.
E) complementary bases joined by hydrogen bonds.

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