Nucleic Acid and Structure Flashcards

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1
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What are nucleic acids composed of

A

1.) Ribose Sugar
2.) Sugar phosphate backbone
3.) Nitrogen bases

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2
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Purines

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Adenine and Guanine

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3
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Pyrimidines

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Cytocines, Thymines, and Uracil’s

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4
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What is formed through a condensation reaction

A

Phosphodiester bonds

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5
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Central Dogma order

A

DNA->RNA->Protein

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6
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Nucleic acid function

A

Store information that can be used to pass on information to the next generation of cells or organisms

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7
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5’ end is what

A

Phosphate

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8
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3’ end is what

A

Hydrogen

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9
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DNA does what in the central dogma

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stores info and is hereditary which passes info from cell to cell

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RNA does what in the central dogma

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Gives specific instructions for DNA to protein

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11
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Protein does what in the central dogma

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Gives all the functions a cell needs

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