EXP 9 Flashcards
1
Q
What is nucleic acids?
A
Polymers of nucleotides
2
Q
Nucleotide comprises what?
A
Nitrogenous base, pentose, and phosphate group
3
Q
What is bonded to the pentose and via what?
A
nitrogenous base is bonded to the pentose via N- glycosidic bond at carbon 1, while the phosphate is bonded to the pentose via ester bond through the -OH group at carbon 3 or 5.
4
Q
• Individual nucleotides are bound with
A
Phosphodiester bonds
5
Q
Nucleic acids can be
A
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Ribonucleic acid
6
Q
Strands for DNA & RNA
A
DNA - double strands
RNA - single bind
