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Phosphate and sugar make up the sides of a DNA ladder.
They showed that alternating deoxyribose and phosphate molecules form the twisted uprights of the DNA ladder. The rungs of the ladder are formed by complementary pairs of nitrogen bases â A always paired with T and G always paired with C. 1  DNA and proteins are key molecules of the cell nucleus. 2  One gene makes one protein. 3  A gene is made of DNA. 4  Bacteria and viruses have DNA too. 5  The DNA molecule is shaped like a twisted ladder.