Nucleuic Acids Flashcards
1
Q
Phosphodiester bond
A
Ester Bond between nucleotides
Between sugar and phosphate to form the backbone of DNA
2
Q
Phosphodiester bond
A
Ester bond between nucleotides
Between sugar and phosphate
Forms backbone of DNA
3
Q
Components on nucleotide
A
Sugar
Phosphate group
Base
4
Q
Pyrimidines
A
T and C
Smaller bases
5
Q
Purines
A
A and G
Larger bases
6
Q
How many bonds between A and T
A
2 bonds
7
Q
How many binds between C and G
A
3 bonds
8
Q
Complementary
A
A and T
G and C
9
Q
Difference between DNA and RNA
A
RNA single stranded DNA double
Sugar in DNA deoxyribose
Sugar in RNA ribose
