TYPES AND NUCLEOTIDE BUILDING BLOCKS Flashcards
RNA OR DNA:
double helix w/ anti-parallel and complementary strands
DNA
RNA OR DNA:
single strand
RNA
RNA OR DNA:
LENGTH OF STRAND: LONGER
DNA
RNA OR DNA:
LENGTH OF STRAND: SHORTER
RNA
RNA OR DNA:
found at the nucleus and small amounts are also present in the mitochondria
DNA
RNA OR DNA:
forms in the nucleolus and moves to specialized regions of the cytoplasms
RNA
RNA OR DNA:
deoxyribose
DNA
RNA OR DNA:
ribose
RNA
RECALL!
it is also known as the “brain of the cell”
NUCLEUS
RECALL!
this part of the cell stores genetic information
NUCLEUS
unbranched polymer containing the monomer units
NUCLEIC ACIDS
2 TYPES OF NUCLEIC ACIDS
DNA
RNA
DNA MEANING
Deoxyribonucleic acid
RNA MEANING
Ribonucleic acids
each monomer contains deoxyribose, phosphate grp, and one of the heterocyclic bases: adenine, cytosine, guanine and THYMINE
DNA
each monomer contains deoxyribose, phosphate grp, and one of the heterocyclic bases: adenine, cytosine, guanine and URACIL
RNA
the Swiss psychologist who discovered nucleic acids in 1869 while studying nuclei white blood cells
FRIEDRICH MIESCHER
these two people coined DNA molecules as 3D double helix structure
JAMES DEWEY WATSON
FRANCIS CRICK
A G C T
DNA
A G C U
RNA
PurGA
PURINES
PyCUT
PYRIMIDINE
sugar + base
NUCLEOSIDE
nucleoside + phosphate
NUCLEOTIDE
sugar + nitrogenous
NUCLEOSIDES