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Backbone of DNA strand is built up of...

Backbone of DNA strand is built up of

A

nitrogen base, phosphate and deoxyribose sugar

B

alternate nitrogen base and phosphate

C

alternate nitrogen base and deoxyribose sugar

D

alternate phosphate and deoxyribose sugar

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D
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