Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, ia a macromolecule that determines traits of living things. A DNA molecule is made up of nucleotides joined together by chemical bonds.

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​What is it?

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Each nucleotide is made of 3 parts: a sugar, the phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base.

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​What is it made of?

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The sugar known as a deoxyribose and the phosphate group make up the sides of the DNA molecule.

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​What is it made of?

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A living thing's genetic code is determined by the sequence of bases that are found in the center of the molecule. Adenine always pairs with thymine and cytosine with guanine.

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​What does it determine?

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The molecule gets twisted into a shape known as a double helix.

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What is the shape of DNA?

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