Nucleic Acids Information storage 2006-2007
Nucleic Acids Monomer: nucleotides Atoms: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorous. Monomer: nucleotides (3 parts to a nucleotide) _______________ Nitrogenous Base Phosphate ________ _______ Sugar
Polymer: Polynucleotide Bond Name: Phosphodiester linkage
Nucleic Acids Function: Store information Transfer information *Genes- section of DNA that has instructions for building a protein DNA RNA proteins Transfer information Blueprint for new cells Blueprint for next generation DNA proteins
5 Types of Bases Pyrimidines Purines 2 Types of Sugars Cytosine (C) Thymine (T) Uracil (U) Purines Adenine (A) Guanine (G) Figure 3.26 Components of nucleic acids 2 Types of Sugars Deoxyribose Ribose 5
2 Types of Polynucleotides RNA DNA 1 Strand 2 Strands Bases: AGUC Bases: AGTC Sugar: Ribose Sugar: Deoxyribose