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The sugar-phosphate backbone forms the structural framework of nucleic acids, including DNA and RNA. This backbone is composed of alternating sugar and phosphate groups, and defines directionality ...

The structure of DNA can also be described as a ladder. The chemical backbones of the ladder are made up of sugar and phosphate molecules that are connected by chemical bonds. The rungs of the ...

internally crosslinked by the covalent backbone of a single DNA molecule. The spontaneous formation of well-defined ...

Combinations of these atoms form the sugar-phosphate backbone of the DNA -- the sides of the ladder, in other words. Other combinations of the atoms form the four bases: thymine (T), adenine (A ...

Researchers use DNA to assemble mixed-dimensional nanostructures with tunable optical properties, enabling scalable ...

Proteins form the structural and functional backbone of the cell, and any perturbation in their synthesis can disrupt normal ...