In the spiral staircase analogy of DNA structure, each railing represents a _______________________

A. sugar-phosphate backbone, and each step represents a pair of nitrogenous bases
B. sugar-phosphate backbone, and each step represents a nitrogenous base
C. nitrogenous base, and the steps represent the sugar-phosphate backbone of the DNA molecule


Answer: A

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