DNA and RNA Flashcards
What are the detailed structures that form DNA?
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DNA is made up of…
Polymers of nucleotides
What are the four nitrogenous bases found in DNA?
Adenine
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
_____ is found in RNA instead of _____
Uracil
Thymine
Which bases are purines?
Adenine
Guanine
Which bases are pyrimidines?
Cytosine
Thymine
Uracil?
What are the types of sugars that could be in nucleic acids?
Ribose
Deoxyribose
Where is deoxyribose found?
DNA
Where is ribose found?
RNA
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
What does RNA stand for?
Ribonucleic acid
What is the structural difference between ribose and deoxyribose?
An absent hydroxyl group on carbon #2 in deoxyribose
Name the RNA and DNA nucleoside of adenine
Adenosine
Deoxyadenosine
Name the RNA and DNA nucleoside of cytosine
Cytidine
Deoxycytidine
Name the RNA and DNA nucleoside of guanine
Guanosine
Deoxyguanosine