Nucleic acids Flashcards
1
Q
What are nucleic acids always bound to
A
Proteins
2
Q
What are nucleic acids
A
Polymers that can be hydrolysed to give a basic unit, which is a nucleotide
3
Q
Nucleoside
A
base + RNA or DNA
4
Q
Nucleotide
A
Nucleoside + phosphoric acid
5
Q
Nucleic acids
A
Polymersied nuclotides + Phosphate group
6
Q
How many bases within DNA
A
4
7
Q
What are the bases within DNA
A
Cytosine, Guanine, Thymine and Adenine
8
Q
What are the purine Bases
A
Adenine and Guanine
9
Q
What are the pyramine bases
A
Cytosine, Thymine and uracik
10
Q
What happens when the bases form together
A
When join together they can make RNA or DNA that can form important nucleoside, which joined together wuth phosphoric acids and form nucleotides
