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Nucleotide
Base pair
Sugar-phosphate backbone
DNA Diagram
A DNA double helix diagram labeled with the sugar-phosphate backbone, a base pair and a nucleotide. Also blank for quizzes.
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<a href="https://sciencedrawings.com/">Drawing by sciencedrawings.com</a>What each part does
- Nucleotide
- One building block of DNA: a sugar, a phosphate group and a base.
- Base pair
- Two bases joined in the middle of the ladder: A pairs with T, and C pairs with G.
- Sugar-phosphate backbone
- The two outer rails of the ladder, made of alternating sugars and phosphates.
