Nucleotides and nucleic acids Flashcards
1
Q
Types of nucleic acid
A
RNA, DNA
2
Q
What elements do nucleic acids contain
A
Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen and phosphorous.
3
Q
What are nucleic acids?
A
Large polymers formed from many nucleotides
4
Q
What three components is a nucleotide made from?
A
A pentose sugar containing five carbon atoms
A phosphate group
An inorganic molecule
A nitrogenous base
5
Q
What reaction links nucleotides
A
condensation reaction
6
Q
What does condensation of nucleic acids create?
A
polynucleotides
7
Q
What creates a phosphodiester bond?
A
The phosphate group at the 5th carbon of the pentose sugar of one nucleotide
