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Sugar Phosphate Define Term Backbone Forms Structural Framework Nucleic

This card defines the sugar-phosphate backbone as the structural framework of nucleic acids, composed of alternating sugar and phosphate groups which also determine directionality.

Sugar-phosphate backbone forms the structural framework of nucleic acids, consisting of alternating sugar and phosphate groups.

Front Define the term sugar-phosphate backbone.
Back Sugar-phosphate backboneforms the structural framework of nucleic acids.
  • Composed of alternating sugar and phosphate groups, and defines directionality of the molecule.

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