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DNA is negatively charged because of the phosphate group that is in each nucleotide. DNA also has a negative charge because of the phosphate icons in its chemical backbone.â¦.
Part I - Components of DNA - DNA is made of three types of compounds. 1 â Phosphate groups which are negatively charged and give DNA molecules a negative charge. 2 â A 5 carbon sugar, deoxyribose (hence the name deoxyribonucleic acid). There are two sugars found in nucleic acids; ribose is found in RNA (ribonucleic acid) and deoxyribose in DNA.