NUCLEIC ACIDS Flashcards
1
Q
Responsible for the acidic character on nucleic acid
A
Phosphate
2
Q
Responsible for the difference between the two nucleic acid
A
Carbon 2
3
Q
Alkylating Agents
A
Guanine
4
Q
Refers to aldose-ketose interconversion
A
Tautomerization
5
Q
Form a minor groove
A
Cytosine = Guanine
6
Q
Important = Nitrogen
A
Carbon 1
7
Q
OH group
A
Carbon 3
8
Q
Phosphate group
A
Carbon 5
9
Q
Low melting point
A
Rich in A-T pairing
10
Q
is a sequence made up of nucleic acids within double helix of DNA and/or RNA that is the same when read from 5’ to 3’ on one strand and 3’ to 5’ on the other, complementary strand. It is also known as a palindrome or an inverted-reverse sequence.
A
Palidromic sequence
