What are the most common nucleic acids - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA)
what is the monomeric structure of nucleic acids - CORRECT
ANSWER >>>nucleotides
what are the functions of nucleotides - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>constituent of nucleic acids
energy storage
communication molecules in the cell
What is the function of DNA - CORRECT ANSWER >>>stores genetic
information encoding the primary sequence of proteins
what is the function of RNA - CORRECT ANSWER >>>several
functions in making proteins from the information in DNA
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what is a nucleotide comprised of - CORRECT ANSWER >>>sugar,
nitrogenous base, phosphate group
The bases found in RNA and DNA are all _____ _______compounds
containing nitrogen - CORRECT ANSWER >>>cyclic organic
the ring containing nitrogen in bases are considered to
___________ - CORRECT ANSWER >>>heterocyclic
What are purines? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Adenine (A) and
Guanine (G)
What are pyrimidines? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>Cytosine (C), Uracil
(U), Thymine (T)
What sugar is present in RNA? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>D-Ribose
What sugar is present in DNA - CORRECT ANSWER >>>2-deoxy-D-
ribose
what is a nucleoside - CORRECT ANSWER >>>base + sugar
covalently bonded
How is a nucleotide formed? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>nucleoside
bonded to phosphoric acid
What is the nucleoside for Adenine in DNA - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>deoxyadenosine
What is the nucleoside for guanine in DNA - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>deoxyguanosine
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What is the nucleoside for thymine in DNA - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>deoxythymidine
What is the nucleoside for cytosine in DNA - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>deoxycytidine
What is the nucleoside for adenine in RNA - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>adenosine
What is the nucleoside for guanine in RNA - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>guanosine
What is the nucleoside for uracil in RNA - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>uridine
What is the nucleoside for cytosine in RNA - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>cytidine
What is added to the naming of the nucleoside to create a
nucleotide - CORRECT ANSWER >>>monophosphate
What is the nucleotide of adenine in DNA - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>deoxyadenosine 5-monophosphate (dAMP)
What is the nucleotide of adenine in RNA - CORRECT ANSWER
>>>adenosine 5-monophosphate (AMP)
How do nucleic acids form? - CORRECT ANSWER >>>when
nucleotides polymerize into chains
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