Macromolecules Three: Nucleic Acids Biology Standard 1d
Org. Compounds: Nucleic Acids Large, complex molecules made of C, O, H, N, P. 2 types are RNA, ribonucleic acid and DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid.
DNA
RNA What are the Differences? RNA VS DNA??
Nucleic Acid Structure Each large compound is formed from monomers called nucleotides. Each nucleotide contains: 1 Phosphate Group 1 Sugar 1 Nitrogen Base
Phospha te PO 4 Makes up a part of the DNA/RNA backbone
Sugar In DNA, sugar is deoxyribose In RNA, sugar is ribose Binds to Nitrogen Base Is in backbone of DNA/RNA
DNA Nitrogen Bases Adenine Thymine Guanine Cytosine
DNA Base Pairing Rules A only binds with T C only binds with G H bonds hold Nitrogen bases together
RNA Nitrogen Bases Adenine Cytosine Guanine Uracil NO… T!
Herstor y Rosalind Franklin: British scientist who took an X ray diffraction image of DNA, 1952 Photo 51
HIStory Watson and Crick used Franklin’s image to create the double helix DNA model in Win Nobel Prize in Double Helix Structure
Understanding DNA Bill Nye