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If DNA consists of Nitrogen bases that are Adenine, Cytosine, Thymine and Guanine, then why is DNA called Deoxyribonucleic ACID (why is it called an acid)???​

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The loss of hydrogen (proton) to a solution makes DNA an acid. DNA is acidic because of the phosphate groups present in the sugar-phosphate backbone. the DNA molecule is DOUBLE helix strand made of a PENTOSE sugar, phosphate GROUP and nitrogen base. ... This phosphate group provides DNA with acidic NATURE.



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