Question #23189

1 Answer

Since it donates Protons!

Explanation:

Here, it is all about Chemistry.

I'm sure that You will know that DNA is made up of Nucleotides .

A nucleotide is made up of Nucleoside and a Phosphate Group.

They continuously connect to form the DNA as a polymer by Phosphodiester bond.

https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/3864/dna-as-an-acid/3866

Here, DNA is acidic due to the presence of Phosphoric acid (#H_3PO_4# ) which loses one hydrogen as a proton ( #H^+# ) because it was dissolved in a basic environment inside the nucleus.

As we know an acid will only dissolve in a base by losing a proton #(H^+)#.