19.7k views
1 vote
What chemical bond is responsible for the existence of the sugar-phosphate backbone of DNA

User JohnKlehm
by
4.4k points

1 Answer

2 votes

Answer:

The answer is phosphodiester bond.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sugar phosphate backbone is an important stuctural component of DNA. It consists of 5-carbon deoxyribose sugars and phosphate groups. These sugars are linked together by a phosphodiester bond, between carbon 4 of their chain, and a CH2 group that is attached to a phosphate

User Safrazik
by
4.1k points