Question

Which answer choice below correctly describes the structure of DNA?(1 point)
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Sugar-phosphate backbone with nitrogen bases coming off a single helix.
Sugar-phosphate backbone with nitrogen bases coming off a single helix.

Nitrogen bases on the outside with sugar-phosphate in the middle of a double helix.
Nitrogen bases on the outside with sugar-phosphate in the middle of a double helix.

Sugar-nitrogen base backbone with phosphates in the middle forming a double helix.
Sugar-nitrogen base backbone with phosphates in the middle forming a double helix.

A sugar-phosphate backbone with nitrogen bases in the middle forming a double helix.
A sugar-phosphate backbone with nitrogen bases in the middle forming a double helix.
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The correct answer is:

A sugar-phosphate backbone with nitrogen bases in the middle forming a double helix.

In DNA structure, the sugar-phosphate backbone forms the outer part of the double helix, while the nitrogen bases pair in the center.