[PyMOL] Selection of DNA backbone or base pairs

I am trying to color the DNA backbone and DNA base pairs uniquely en masse for several crystal / NMR structures. Is there a simple way to select solely the DNA phosphate backbone or solely the DNA bases or DNA bases + sugars, etc? I know how to select atoms individually, but am wondering

Re: [PyMOL] Selecting residue from object

Hi Indraneel, For this you want the operator "and"; look at the sections on selection in the manual. select newObj, (resi 2-4) and oldObj2 Cheers, Tsjerk On 10/28/05, Indraneel Majumdar wrote: > > Hi, > > How can I select residues from a particular object? eg. > > select newObj, (resi 2-4) fr