A DNA molecule can be described as a twisted ladder. The ________ form the sides, and the ________ form the rungs

A) sugars; phosphates B) sugar-phosphate chains; base pairs
C) sugars; base pairs D) base pairs; sugar-phosphate chains


Answer: B

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