Nucleic Acids Flashcards
1
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What are Nucleic Acids?
A
assembly instructions for all protein living organisms
2
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Nucleotides
A
building block of nucleic acids
made of: 5 carbon rings 1-3 phosphate groups, nitrogenous group
phosphodiester bond : links by phosphate bridges
3
Q
Nitrogenous base types
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Pyrimidines: single organic rings (uracil, thymine, cytosine)
Purine: two- ringed organic structures (adenine, guanine)
4
Q
DNA
A
stores hereditary info responsible for inherited traits in all eukaryotic, prokaryotic & viruses
5
Q
RNA
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hereditary molecule of some viruses & involved in protein synthesis
6
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ATP & GTP
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Transport Chemical Energy
