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Phosphate and sugar make up the sides of a DNA ladder.
16421. Concept 19: The DNA molecule is shaped like a twisted ladder. Deoxyribose and phosphate molecules form the uprights and nucleotide pair form the rungs of the DNA ladder. SOURCE: DNAFTB. 1445. DNA. Because it contains the directions for assembling the components of the cell, DNA is often thought of as the instruction book for assembling life. SOURCE: G2C. 15681.