Macromolecules: Nucleic Acids Flashcards by Vivian Perry (Student) | Brainscape

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Nucleic acids

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DNA and RNA

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Elements

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Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus

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Monomers

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Nucleotides

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Nitrogenous bases of RNA

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A, C, G, U

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Nitrogenous bases of DNA

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A, C, T, G

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Structure of nucleotides

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Sugars, 5 carbon

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Types of nucleotide sugars

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Ribose, deoxyribose

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Difference between ribose and deoxyribose

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Deoxyribose has no OH attached to Carbon 2

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Polymers

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RNA, DNA

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Base pairings in nucleotides

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A-T, C-G

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Characteristics of DNA

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Hereditary, instructions for making proteins

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Foods

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Not in a lot; strawberries have a lot of DNA

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Components of nucleotides

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Phosphate group, 5-carbon sugar, nitrogenous base (ACGT)

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