where exactly does the negative charge lie on the sugar phosphate backbone of DNA?

2007-03-13 14:42:44 · 2 answers · asked by mbla06 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

The negative charge of the backbone of DNA is associated with the oxygen atoms of the phosphate groups.

2007-03-13 15:14:56 · answer #1 · answered by Gene Guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The phosphate groups carry negative charges.

2007-03-13 21:46:32 · answer #2 · answered by hcbiochem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

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