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DNA/RNA Structure
structure of DNA and RNA
Term | Definition |
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Purpose of DNA | To provide instructions for making proteins |
Purpose of RNA | To assemble or make the protein |
Parts (components) of a Nucleotide | (1) Phosphate group (2) 5 Carbon Sugar (3) Nitrogen Base |
Parts of a DNA Nucleotide | (1) Phosphate group (2) Deoxyribose sugar (3) Nitrogen Base |
Nitrogen Bases for DNA | Adenine (A), Thymine (T), Guanine (G), Cytosine (C) |
Cytosine (C) pairs with | Guanine (G) |
Adenine (A) pairs with | Thymine (T) |
Nitrogen Bases for RNA | Adenine (A), Uracil (U), Cytosine (C), Guanine (G) |
Structure of DNA | Sides of ladder are made up of phosphate-deoxyribose sugar group, rungs of ladder are made up of nitrogen base pairs |
Hydrogen Bonds | Weak bonds that hold the sides of DNA together |
Shape of DNA | Double Helix |