Chapter 4 Vocab Flashcards
Nucelotide
1-a phosphate group
2-a five carbon sugar
3-a nitrogenous base
(Bonds 1-2-3)
Nucleic Acid
A polymer made up of nucleotides.
Ribonucleotide
A nucleotide with ribose as the sugar group, and a monomer of ribonucleic acid.
Ribonucelic Acid
Made up of ribonucleotides.
Deoxyribonucleotides
A nucleotide with deoxyribose as the sugar group, and a monomer of deoxyribonucleic acid.
Purines
In a nitrogenous base a type of structural group with adenine (A) and guanine (G).
Phosphodiester linkage (bond)
The result of a condensation reaction between two nucleotides.
Pyrimidine
In a nitrogenous group, a structural group with Cytosine (C), Uracil (U), and Thymine (T)
ATP( adenosine triphosphate)
Energy storage
Ex) activated nucleotide