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What are the steps of the “DNA ladder” made of?
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Solution
The steps (rungs) of the DNA ladder are made up of pairs of nitrogenous bases. There are four nitrogenous bases. These are Adenine (A), Guanine (G), Cytosine (C) and Thymine (T).
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