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Ligase joins fragments together by connecting their backbones. This means it connects _______.

Ligase joins fragments together by connecting their backbones. This means it connects-example-1
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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is made of two chains of nucleotides, each of the nucleotides is composed of a phosphate, a deoxyribose, and a nitrogenous base.

Each chain of nucleotides is held together by covalent bonds between the sugar of a nucleotide and the phosphate of the next, while the two chains form a double helix held together by hydrogen bonds between the nitrogenous base.

So, when ligase is connecting nucleotides together, is connecting sugar to phosphate (E is the right answer)

Ligase joins fragments together by connecting their backbones. This means it connects-example-1
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