- Identify the labeled parts of the DNA molecule: sugar-phosphate backbone, hydrogen bonds, nitrogenous base, deoxyribose sugar, phosphate group, phosphodiester bond.
- Recognize the complementary base pairing: Adenine (A) pairs with Thymine (T), Cytosine (C) pairs with Guanine (G).
- Note the directionality of the DNA strands: one strand runs 5' to 3', the other runs 3' to 5'.
- Understand that the sugar-phosphate backbone forms the structural framework, while hydrogen bonds hold the complementary bases together.
- Observe that the phosphodiester bond links the sugar of one nucleotide to the phosphate of the next, forming the chain.
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