Question
3. Nitrogen bases are attached to which part of the nucleotide?
4. What are the 2 parts of the nucleotide that alternate to form the
"sides of the ladder"?
5. What part of the nucleotide forms the "rungs of the ladder"?
Answer
3. Nitrogen bases are attached to the sugar component of the nucleotide.
4. The two parts of the nucleotide that alternate to form the "sides of the ladder" are the sugar and phosphate groups.
5. The nitrogen bases form the "rungs of the ladder" in the nucleotide.