What Is the Cause of the Overall Negative Charge of a Molecule

question 35

Multiple Choice

What is the cause of the overall negative charge of a molecule of DNA?

• A) hydrogen bonding between base pairs
• B) the phosphate backbone
• C) the sugars
• D) the antiparallel orientation of the DNA

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