nucleic acids Flashcards
1
Q
what is the purpose of nucleic acids
A
used to store hereditary information and dictate the shape of proteins.
2
Q
what is Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) function
A
stores instructions for creating organisms.
3
Q
what is Ribonucleic acid (RNA) function
A
reads DNA and transfers instructions to ribosomes to build proteins.
4
Q
what is a nucleotide polymer composed of
A
nitrogenous base, a pentose, and a phosphate group
5
Q
What are the 5 types of nitrogenous bases
A
C- cytosine A- adenine T- thymine G- guanine U- uracil
6
Q
which are the pyrimidines
A
C- cytosine
T- thymine
U-uracil
7
Q
which are purines
A
A- adenine
G- guanine
8
Q
Adenine will always bond to
A
T-thymine
U-uracil
9
Q
Guanine will always bond to
A
cytosine
10
Q
a pyrimidine will always bond to
A
purines
11
Q
what is a strand
A
A series of linked nucleotides to form a polymer
