1) Spica is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. 2) Virgo is the mutable earth sign of the western zodiac. 3) Queen Elizabeth I was born on 7 September 1533, and so is a Virgo. 4) The Virgin Mary translates as Virgo Maria in Latin.
Phosphate group: A functional group characterized by a phosphorus atom bonded to four oxygen atoms (three single bonds and one double bond). One of these oxygen atoms must be bonded to another atom; if not, the structure is a phosphate ion. Generic phosphate group molecular structure.
The negative charge on the phosphate group is stabilized as the charge is distributed all over the molecule. As DNA is negatively charged, it gets attracted towards positive electrode or anode in electrophoresis. The oxygen atoms in the phosphate group are negatively charged. In solution, DNA forms a phosphoric ester where a H atom of phosphoric acid is replaced by a nitrogen base and sugar molecule.