What part of the DNA molecule is most exposed to the watery environment in the cell?

A) the flat, tightly stacked plates of the nucleotide bases
B) the ionically-charged phosphate groups in the "backbone"
C) the deoxyribose sugar alcohol groups in the "backbone"
D) the hydrogen-bonding links between nucleotides


Ans: B) the ionically-charged phosphate groups in the "backbone"

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