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The instructions, or 'code', in our DNA is dependent upon the order of the _____ in the DNA

-phosphates
-proteins
-bases
- sugars

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C. Bases

Step-by-step explanation:

Deoxyribonucleic acid, commonly known as DNA, is the a type of nucleic acid that serves as the genetic material in living organisms. DNA holds information or instructions needed for the synthesis of useful products like proteins that is responsible for growth, reproduction, and general survival of organisms. Hence, it is referred to as the "BLUEPRINT OF LIFE".

However, in the structure the of the DNA molecule, it contains certain monomeric building blocks called NUCLEOTIDES. These nucleotide bases are of four types namely: Adenine, Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine. It is upon these order of nucleotide bases that instructions, or 'code', in our DNA is dependent upon.

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