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2.1A DNA/RNS struct.
2.1A DNA/RNA structure and function
Term | Definition |
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deoxyribose | Sugar in DNA |
ribose | sugar in RNA |
nitrogenous base | A, C, T, G, U |
phosphate | Phosphoric acid, part of each nucleotide in DNA and RNA |
DNA | Double helix, stays in nucleus, brain of each cell, reproduces to split cells, protein, A-T, G-C |
RNA | single strand, travels out of nucleus to deliver messages, A, U, C, G, messenger, translator, ribosomal |
adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine, uracil | nitrogenous bases in DNA and RNA proteins |
sugar-phospate backbone | strands in DNA and RNA |