Biochemistry Part 11: Organic Compounds Part 5: Nucleic Acids Flashcards
1
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What are the two types of Nucleic Acids?
A
Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) and Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)
2
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What is the function of the DNA and RNA?
A
They carry hereditary information.
3
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What do the nucleic acids consist of?
A
They are polymers ( chains of repeated units) of nucleotides.
4
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What does a single Nucleotide consist of?
A
It consists of a phosphate, a 5 carbon sugar (either deoxyribose or ribose), and a nitrogenous base.
5
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What are the nitrogenous bases in the DNA?
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Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Thymine.
6
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What are the nitrogenous bases in the RNA?
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Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Uracil.
7
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Which nitrogenous bases are purines and which are pyrimidines.
A
Adenine and Guanine are Purines. Cytosine, Thymine, and Uracil are pyrimidines.
