Nucleic Acid and Structure Flashcards
1
Q
What are nucleic acids composed of
A
1.) Ribose Sugar
2.) Sugar phosphate backbone
3.) Nitrogen bases
2
Q
Purines
A
Adenine and Guanine
3
Q
Pyrimidines
A
Cytocines, Thymines, and Uracil’s
4
Q
What is formed through a condensation reaction
A
Phosphodiester bonds
5
Q
Central Dogma order
A
DNA->RNA->Protein
6
Q
Nucleic acid function
A
Store information that can be used to pass on information to the next generation of cells or organisms
7
Q
5’ end is what
A
Phosphate
8
Q
3’ end is what
A
Hydrogen
9
Q
DNA does what in the central dogma
A
stores info and is hereditary which passes info from cell to cell
10
Q
RNA does what in the central dogma
A
Gives specific instructions for DNA to protein
11
Q
Protein does what in the central dogma
A
Gives all the functions a cell needs
