Nucleic Acid Structure/Fuction Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
Q
Adenine (A) and Guanine (G)
A
purines
2
Q
Cytosine (C), Thymine (T), and Uracil (U)
A
pyrimidines
3
Q
double helix strand
A
DNA
4
Q
single stranded
A
RNA
5
Q
phosphate bonds form together to form _________ chains.
A
polynucleotide
6
Q
nitrogen bases form __________ bases in DNA.
A
hydrogen
7
Q
nucleic acid monomers are called __________ which form _____ and ______.
A
nucleotides, RNA, and DNA.
8
Q
all nucleotides are made of a ________ group, a _______, and a ____________ base.
A
phosphate, sugar, and nitrogenous
9
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