Nucleic Acid Structure Review Guided Notes

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five elements found in nucleic acids

Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorus
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monomer of nucleic acids

Nucleotide
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polymer of nucleic acids

Polynucleotide
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type of bond that links nucleic acid monomers

Phosphodiester bonds
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type of reaction that creates polynucleotides

Condensation reactions, anabolic
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types of nucleic acids.

DNA, RNA, ATP
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pentose sugar in RNA

Ribose
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pentose sugar in DNA

Deoxyribose
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nitrogenous bases in both DNA and RNA

Adenine and Guanine
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nitrogenous base unique to DNA

Thymine
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nitrogenous base unique to RNA

Uracil
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Distinguishing factor between purines and pyrimidines

Purines have 2 rings (Adenine and Guanine); Pyrimidines have 1 ring (Cytosine, Thymine, Uracil).
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structural characteristic of DNA

2 polynucleotide strands twisted into a helix.
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structural characteristic of RNA

Single polynucleotide strand.
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hydrogen bonds between A-T base pairs

2 hydrogen bonds.
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hydrogen bonds between G-C base pairs

3 hydrogen bonds.