Nucleaic Acids Flashcards
1
Q
What is the structures of nucleic acids?
A
Phosphate (attracted to..)
Penrose sugar (linked to..)
Nitrogenous base
2
Q
What is the bond between the phosphate group and the pentose sugar?
A
Phosphodiester bond
3
Q
How many possible bases are there?
A
4/5
4
Q
What are the bases called? C/T/A/G
…m/nine
A
Cystine, thymine, adenine, guanine
5
Q
What are the two bond of bases?
A
A=T
C=G
6
Q
How much hydrogen bonds are in?
A=T (pyrimidine)
C=G (purine)
A
A=T (2 hydrogen bonds)
C=G (3 hydrogen bonds)
7
Q
What is the phosphodiester bond between?
A
Phosphate group and sugar
