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Nucleic Acids Flashcards

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nucleic acids are also called

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polynucleotides

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2
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building blocks of nucleic acids

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nucleotides

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three components of a nucleotide

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nitrogenous base
sugar
phosphate group

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4
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five nitrogenous bases

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adenine
guanine
cytosine
thymine
uracil

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5
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purines

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adenine
guanine

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pyrimidines

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cytosine
thymine
uracil

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7
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sugar found in nucleotides is either ____ or ____

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ribose (a monosaccharide pentose)
2’ deoxyribose

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nucleic acid containing 2’ deoxyribose sugar is called

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dna

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nucleic acid containing ribose sugar is called

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rna

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