The information encoded by the DNA is specified by the

A) sugar-phosphate backbone of the DNA molecule.
B) number of separate DNA strands.
C) size of a particular chromosome.
D) nucleotide sequence of the DNA molecule.
E) number of bases in a DNA molecule.

DNA Encoding

The process by which genetic information is represented in the DNA using the sequence of four nucleotides (adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine) to instruct the development and functioning of organisms.

Nucleotide Sequence

The precise linear order of nucleotides in a DNA or RNA molecule, which encodes the genetic information of an organism.

Sugar-phosphate Backbone

The structural framework of nucleic acids, consisting of alternating sugar and phosphate groups.