Questions and Answers
What is the phosphate group formula?
PO4
What type of sugar is Ribose?
A five-carbon sugar present in RNA
What type of sugar is Deoxyribose?
A five-carbon sugar that is a component of DNA nucleotides
What is a purine example found in nucleic acids?
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What is a purine example found in nucleic acids?
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What is a pyrimidine example found in nucleic acids?
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What is a pyrimidine example found in nucleic acids?
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What is a pyrimidine example found in nucleic acids?
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What are the nucleic building blocks found exclusively in DNA?
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What are the nucleic building blocks found exclusively in RNA?
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Which building blocks are found in both DNA and RNA?
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Study Notes
Nucleic Acid Building Blocks
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Phosphate Group
- Chemical formula: PO4
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Ribose
- A five-carbon sugar found specifically in RNA
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Deoxyribose
- A five-carbon sugar that serves as a component of DNA nucleotides
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Purine (Adenine)
- One of the two types of nitrogenous bases in nucleic acids, important for DNA and RNA structure
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Purine (Guanine)
- Another type of nitrogenous base found in both DNA and RNA, pairs with cytosine
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Pyrimidines (Cytosine)
- A nitrogenous base found in both DNA and RNA; pairs with guanine
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Pyrimidines (Thymine)
- Unique to DNA, pairs with adenine, crucial for DNA structure
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Pyrimidines (Uracil)
- Found only in RNA; replaces thymine and pairs with adenine
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Nucleic Building Blocks Found Exclusively in DNA
- Contains deoxyribose and thymine
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Nucleic Building Blocks Found Exclusively in RNA
- Comprises ribose and uracil
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Common Components Found in Both DNA and RNA
- Include adenine, guanine, cytosine, and phosphate groups
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