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Nucleic Acids |
•DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) •RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) DNA codes for sequence of amino acids in proteins RNA is used in Protein Synthesis Proteins determine all characteristics of organisms |
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Nucleic Acid Structure |
Monomers: Nucleotides (Which have 3 Components) ●Phosphate Group ●Deoxyribose (Pentos Sugar) ●Nitrogen containing bases: ADENINE & THYMINE GUANINE & CYTOSINE |
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Complementary Base pair rule |
Adenine has 2 HYDROGEN BONDS with Thymine Guanine has 3 HYDROGEN BONDS with cytosine |
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RNA Structure |
●Phosphate Group ●Ribose (Pentose Sugar) ●Nitrogen containing Base: ADENINE with 2 Hydrogen bonds to URACIL GUANINE with 3 Hydrogen Bonds with Cytosine |
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Formation Of Nucleic Acids |
Nucleotides link together to form POLYNUCLEOTIDES through condesation reaction ●Covalent bond formed between C3 OF 1 Nucleotide and the phosphate of another,Bond is called Phosphodiester Bond ●This Bonding forms the SUGAR-PHOSPHATE BACKBONE |
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