4: Nucleic Acids & the RNA World Flashcards
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Nucleic acids
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Polymers that are made up of monomers called nucleotides
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RNA world hypothesis
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Proposal that life began with RNA
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Nucleotides
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Comprised of a five carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base
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Purines
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Nitrogenous bases adenine and guanine
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Pyrimidines
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Nitrogenous bases cytosine, uracil, and thymine
