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Phosphate and sugar make up the sides of a DNA ladder.
What molecules make up the sides of a DNA ladder? The DNA âsides,â also known as the âbackbone,â are chains of linked 2-deoxyribose (a simple sugar) and âinorganic phosphateâ (a central phosphorus atom surrounded by four oxygen atoms) molecules, where the sugars attach to the phosphate group with phosphodiester bonds). Hereâs a picture: