m6 nucleic acid

nucleic acid unbranched polymer in which the monomer units are known as nucleotides

Biomolecules that store and transmit genetic information in the cells

Main function: Storage and expression of genetic information

2 types of Nucleic Acids

Chemical basis of heredity & considered as the fundamental units of genetic information

Present in the chromosomes of the nucleus

Stores genetic information

Information in replication during cell division

Gene expression by transcription

true or false

Prokaryotic cells , which lack nuclei, have a single
chromosome but may also contain non-chromosomal RNA in
the form of plasmid (non-chromosomal RNA).

Known as the "Working Copies" of DNA

Created once DNA has undergone transcription

Involved in the direct synthesis of proteins

Helps get DNA message out to the rest of the cell

Primarily found in the cytosol of the cell

A three-subunit molecule in which a pentose sugar is bonded to both a phosphate group and a nitrogencontaining heterocyclic base.

what are the 3 Components of Nucleotides

it Derived from phosphoric acid. The phosphoric acid loses two of its hydrogen atoms to give a hydrogen phosphate
ion.

is the unit of a nucleotide is either the pentose ribose or the pentose 2'- deoxyribose

A monocyclic base with a six-membered ring

what are the 3 Pyrimidine Derivatives

what are the 2 Purine Derivatives

The pentose sugar and nitrogen-containing base react to form a two-subunit entity called a

Nucleoside will react with a phosphate group to form a three-subunit entity known as

Forms between a phosphate group and a ribose group; this forms the backbone of a strand

Forms between a ribose group and a nitrogen base group

Bond formed between nucleotides in order to form nucleic acids

Nitrogenous base + sugar = phosphate

Nitrogenous base + phosphate group