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  4. In a DNA molecule, the phosphate group is attached to carbon of the sugar residue of its own nucleotide and carbon of the sugar residue of the next nucleotide by bonds.

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Q. In a $DNA$ molecule, the phosphate group is attached to carbon ____ of the sugar residue of its own nucleotide and carbon ____ of the sugar residue of the next nucleotide by____ bonds.

Molecular Basis of Inheritance

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Correct answer is (a) $5', 3'$, phosphodiester