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Chapter 18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nucleic Acid | A long chain of nucleotides that stores and carries genetic information |
| Nucleotide | A unit of DNA or RNA made up of nitrogenous base,a sugar and a phosphate |
| DNA bases | DNA has 4 bases, adenine(A), thymine(T), cytosine(C), guanine(G) |
| Base pairs | Double stranded nucleic acids like DNA that pair together. Adenine + thymine and guanine +cytosine |
| Purine | A nitrogenous base that has a double ring structure( adenine and guanine) |
| Pyrimidines | A nitrogenous base that has a single ring structure (thymine and cytosine) |
| RNA bases | Adenine, cytosine, guanine and uracil |
| Comparing RNA and DNA | DNA = double stranded,deoxyribose, found in nucleus/mitochondria/chloroplasts RNA = single stranded,ribose, found in nucleus,cytoplasm,ribosomes |