Topic 1.6 - Nucleic Acids 𖦹⋆｡°✩ Flashcards
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what are the similarities between DNA and RNA
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༻ both are assembled from nucleotide subunits
༻ each nucleotide monomer is connected by covalent bonds forming the sugar-phosphate backbone
༻ each linear strand of nucleotides has a 5’ end and a 3’ end
༻ the nitrogenous bases are perpendicular to the sugar-phosphate backbone
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what are nucleotide subunits comprised of
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༻ 5C sugar
༻ phosphate group
༻ nitrogenous base
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what are the differences between DNA and RNA
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༻ DNA contains deoxyribose and RNA contains ribose
༻ DNA contains Thymine and RNA contains Uracil
༻ DNA is usually double-stranded, RNA is usually single-handed
༻ the 2 DNA strands in double-stranded DNA are antiparallel
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