Nucleic acids store, transmit, and help express hereditary information Flashcards
1
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What is the monomer of a nucleic acid?
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A Nucleotide
2
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Which four nitrogen bases are found in DNA?
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A – T, C - G
Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine
3
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Which four are found in RNA?
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A – U, C - G
Adenine, Uracil, Cytosine, Guanine – no Thymine
4
Q
How do DNA and RNA differ?
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DNA is double stranded, RNA is single stranded
DNA is genetic material, RNA makes proteins from DNA Code
DNA has Deoxyribose Sugar, RNA has Ribose Sugar
5
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What is the shape of DNA?
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Double Helix
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