The chemical bond connecting one nucleotide with the next along one strand of a DNA molecule is called a  

A.  glycosidic bond.
B.  hydrogen bond.
C.  phosphate bond.
D.  phosphodiester bond.
E.  peptide bond.


D.  phosphodiester bond.

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