Nucleic Acids Flashcards
1
Q
What bonds do DNA/RNA polymerase catalyse?
A
Phosphodiester bonds
2
Q
Name the monomer of a nucleic acid.
A
Nucleotide
3
Q
State the five possible bases of a nucleotide.
A
Adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine, uracil
4
Q
State the three components to a DNA nucleotide.
A
Deoxyribose + Nitrogenous base + Phosphate group
5
Q
The two strands of the double helix are …………. to each other.
A
antiparallel
6
Q
Thymine, cytosine and uracil belong to a group of bases. Name the group.
A
Pyrimidines
7
Q
Adenine and guanine belong to a group of bases. Name the group.
A
Purines
8
Q
State the complementary base pairings.
A
A-T/U, C-G
9
Q
State the number of hydrogen bonds formed between adenine and thymine/uracil.
A
2
10
Q
State the number of hydrogen bonds formed between cytosine and guanine.
A
3
