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| DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid) are composed of monomers called |
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| Nucleotides have three parts: |
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ribose in RNA or
Deoxyribose in DNA
Phosphate group
Nitrogenous base |
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o nitrogenous bases: adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine
o double Helix structure
o found in nucleus |
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o nitrogenous bases: adenine, uracil, cytosine, and guanine
o single stranded
o can leave the nucleus |
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| • A nucleic acid polymer, forms from the nucleotide monomers when the phosphate of one nucleotide bonds to the sugar of the next nucleotide |
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| Two polynucleotide strands wrap around each other to form a DNA |
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| two strands are associated because particular bases always hydrogen bond to one another |
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| A particular nucleotide sequence that can instruct the formation of a polypeptide |
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