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Draw the missing parts of the structure of the DNA molecule

Draw the missing parts of the structure of the DNA molecule-example-1
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Deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA is a molecule composed of two chains of polynucleotides that match with each other.

Each nucleotide is formed by a phosphate group, a sugar called deoxyribose, and a nitrogen-containing nucleobase.

With the symbols of the question, each nucleotide would be as follows

The nucleobases form pairs, adenine (A) with thymine (T) and guanine (G) with cytosine (C).

In the diagram, you have one complete chain on the left and an incomplete one on the right:

Phosphate- Sugar - Adenine - Thymine - Sugar

Phosphate- Sugar -Thymine -Adenine- Sugar

Phosphate- Sugar -Guanine

Phosphate- Sugar -Cytosine

Phosphate- Sugar -Guanine

Phosphate- Sugar -Cytosine

Phosphate- Sugar -Thymine

So you would need to draw the missing part as follows:

Phosphate- Sugar - Adenine - Thymine - Sugar -Phosphate

Phosphate- Sugar -Thymine -Adenine- Sugar -Phosphate

Phosphate- Sugar -Guanine- Cytosine - Sugar -Phosphate

Phosphate- Sugar -Cytosine-Guanine- Sugar -Phosphate

Phosphate- Sugar -Guanine- Cytosine - Sugar -Phosphate

Phosphate- Sugar -Cytosine-Guanine- Sugar -Phosphate

Phosphate- Sugar -Thymine- Adenine- Sugar -Phosphate

Each pair should look like this:

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