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Figure 16.
The double-helix model shows DNA as two parallel strands of intertwining
molecules. (credit: Jerome Walker, Dennis Myts)
The DNA's backbone is made up of alternating sugar and phosphate groups that are located outside of
each strand. The interior of the nitrogenous bases is stacked like a staircase, and these bases pair; the pairs are
connected by hydrogen bonds. The bases pair so that the distance between the two strands' backbones is
constant throughout the entire molecule
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