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Nucleic acids Flashcards

1
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polymers?

A

nucleic acids (DNA and RNA specifically)

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2
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monomers?

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nucleotides

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3
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nucleotide subunits?

A

pentose sugar ((deoxy(ribose)
phosphate group
nitrogenous base

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4
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describe the bases

A

purines have 2 rings - adenine and guanine

pyrimidines have 1 ring - uracil, thymine, cytosine

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5
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how are polymers of nucleic acids formed

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OH of phosphate group and OH of pentose sugar undergo condensation reaction to form phosphodiester bonds

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6
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monomers of DNA?

A

deoxyribonucleotides

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7
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naming DNA mnomers?

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deoxycytosine monophosphate etc

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8
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describe the structure of DNA polymer

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double helix - sugar phosphate backbone wrapping arroud hydrophobic bases
major groove and minor groove

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9
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the names of the strands within DNA?

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sense strand

nonsense strand

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10
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how do we write DNA?

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ALWAYS from 5’->3’ direction

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main differneces between DNA and RNA

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number of strands
type of sugar
the bases

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