Nitrogen- Containing Bases Flashcards
1
Q
What are the two types of nitrogenous bases?
A
Purines and Pyrimidines
2
Q
What are the 4 different nucleotides?
A
Adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine
3
Q
What nucleotides make up Purines? Also, what type of structure does Purines have?
A
A + G, double ring structure
4
Q
What nucleotides make up Pyrimidines? Also, what type of structure does Pyrimidines have?
A
T+C, single ring structure
5
Q
What does deoxyribose create?
A
A backbone of DNA
