DNA Monomers Flashcards
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
What monomers make up DNA?
Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, &Thymine
What is Adenine?
Adenine
noun
a compound that is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids. A purine derivative, it is paired with thymine in double-stranded DNA.
What is Guanine?
Guanine
noun
a compound that occurs in guano and fish scales, and is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids. A purine derivative, it is paired with cytosine in double-stranded DNA
What is Cytosine?
Cytosine
noun
a compound found in living tissue as a constituent base of nucleic acids. It is paired with guanine in double-stranded DNA.
What is Thymine?
Thymine
noun
a compound that is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids. A pyrimidine derivative, it is paired with adenine in double-stranded DNA.
What does Adenine pair with?
Adenine pairs with Thymine
What does Guanine pair with?
Guanine pairs with Cytosine
What does Cytosine pair with?
Cytosine pairs with Guanine
What does Thymine pair with?
Thymine pairs with Thymine
What is DNA made of?
DNA is made of chemical building blocks called nucleotides. These building blocks are made of three parts: a phosphate group, a sugar group and one of four types of nitrogen bases. To form a strand of DNA, nucleotides are linked into chains, with the phosphate and sugar groups alternating.
