Biology GCSE
Structure and function of biological molecules
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DNA is a polymer of nucleotides, each containing a sugar, a phosphate group and a base, and two strands form a double helix.
Topics that use Structure and function of biological molecules
- DNA and the genome (AQA GCSE)
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