Components of DNA and RNA Flashcards
DNA bases
Purines: Adenine and Guanine
Pyrimidines: Cytosine and Thymine
*Uracil is found in RNA instead of Thymine
Nucleic Acid sugars
ribose-RNA
deoxyribose-DNA
Only difference is the hydroxyl group on the second carbon in deoxyribose.
nucleoside
nucleotide without the phosphate group
Adenine. What is nucleoside and deoxynucleoside?
Adenosine
deoxyadenosine
Guanine. What is the nucleoside and deoxynucleoside?
Guanosine
Deoxyguanosine
Cytosine. What is the nucleoside and deoxynucleoside?
Cytidine
Deoxycytidine
Thymine. What is the nucleoside and deoxynucleoside?
Not found.
deoxythymidine
Uracil. What is the nucleoside and deoxynucleoside?
uridine.
not found.
dATP
deoxyadenosine triphosphate
nucleoside triphosphate*
Chargaff
A and T and G and C in about equal concentrations