In a DNA molecule, the base pairs provide information, and the sugar-phosphate backbone does not, because

A) the base pairs are all the same, but the sugar-phosphate backbone varies.

B) there are eight types of base pairs.

C) the bases form a sequence, and the sugar-phosphate backbone does not.

D) the sugar-phosphate backbone is highly unstable.


C) the bases form a sequence, and the sugar-phosphate backbone does not.

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