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What are some similarities between the structure of the DNA and the ladder

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They are similar in terms of the way they are built
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DNA is often compared to a ladder becaause of its structure. The nucleotides form hydrogen bonds in a certain sequence, forming a "rung" of the ladder. The backbones of DNA are formed by alternating phosphates and sugar residues. Each nucleotide side attatches to 1 of the 2 backbones, creating a ladder shape.

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