Which part of a dna molecule carries the genetic instructions that are unique for each individual; the sugar-phosphate backbone or the nitrogen-containing bases?

the sugar phosphate backbone

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      The right answer to this question is: the nitrogen-containing bases.

Explanation:

      These nitrogen bases are called nucleic acids (DNA), and they're divided into four of them on a DNA ribbon, these nitrogen-containing bases are: adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), thymine (T), and uracil (U). They combine themselves in a way that this will create a specific protein for each function of the body, and this will give the body its whole genetic fenotype.

cells use diffusion to get substances in and out of themselves. that diffusion will occur across the cell membrane or the outer covering of the cell. because we are talking about the surface of the cell, surface area and volume are  important factors here. as a cell increases in size, its surface area and volume increase as well.  we call that the surface area to volume ratio (sa: vol).  but the catch is that  volume increases at a greater rate than surface  area. in other words, as a cell gets bigger, the sa: vol gets smaller. so a really small cell like bacteria is mostly cell membrane (surface) with very little contents (volume). a really big cell like an egg, is mostly insides with a super thin membrane. so what ends up happening is that the cell cannot efficiently diffuse all of the stuff it needs in/out to survive. therefore cell size is limited to about 100mm. so how do we make organisms bigger than 100mm? cells divide! by dividing and becoming multicellular, organisms are able to grow!   check out the diagrams i attached to see the effect of sa: vol. i hope this ! good luck!