DNA is the molecular basis of heredity ... In this analogy nucleotides are the teeth of the zipper; the sugar-phosphate backbone is the fabric to which the teeth are attached.

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Most DNA molecules consist of two polymers (double-stranded) of four nucleotides that each consist of a nucleobase, the carbohydrate deoxyribose and a phosphate group, where the carbohydrate and ...