Carbon Compounds - Nucleic Acids Flashcards
1
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nucleic acids
A
- macromolecule containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus
2
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found in all living things
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- monomers = nucleotides
- store and transmit genetic information
- two types
- RNA = ribonucleic acid
- DNA = deoxyribonucleic acid
- stored with in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells
3
Q
nucleotides
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- 5-carbon sugar
- ribose sugar
- deoxyribose sugar
- phosphate group
4
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nitrogenous base
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- adenine
- guanine
- cytosine
- thymine (DNA)/uracil (RNA)
