nucleic acid Flashcards

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what are the functions of nucleic acid?

A

what characteristics living things have (eg. DNA)
directs protein synthesis within the cell (RNA)
energy carrier within the cell (ATP)

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2
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what is the monomer called and what is it made of?

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a nucleotide (nt)
made up of a phosphate, sugar, and nitrogenous base
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what two things can polymer be?

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RNA (ribonucleic acid)

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

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what is RNA?

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single strand of nucleotides (nt)- each nt contains ribose sugar

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what is DNA?

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double stranded nucleotides (nt)- each nt contains deoxyribose sugar

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what components are in DNA?

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cytosine
guanine
adenine
thymine

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what components are in RNA?

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cytosine
guanine
adenine
urasil

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what is the difference between DNA and RNA?

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DNA has thymine and RNA has urasil

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what does ATP consist of?

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three phosphate groups, ribose, and adenine

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10
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what does adenine and ribose make?

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adenosine

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who was Rosalind Franklin?

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x-ray crystallized DNA and proved DNA is a helical structure

died of stomach cancer (due to radiation)

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who took credit for Rosalind Franklin’s work?

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Watson and Crick

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