Nucleic Acids Flashcards
1
Q
nucleic acids are also called
A
polynucleotides
2
Q
building blocks of nucleic acids
A
nucleotides
3
Q
three components of a nucleotide
A
nitrogenous base
sugar
phosphate group
4
Q
five nitrogenous bases
A
adenine
guanine
cytosine
thymine
uracil
5
Q
purines
A
adenine
guanine
6
Q
pyrimidines
A
cytosine
thymine
uracil
7
Q
sugar found in nucleotides is either ____ or ____
A
ribose (a monosaccharide pentose)
2’ deoxyribose
8
Q
nucleic acid containing 2’ deoxyribose sugar is called
A
dna
9
Q
nucleic acid containing ribose sugar is called
A
rna
