________ use uracil (U), while deoxyribonucleotides use thymine (T)
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G C
Watson and Crick had discovered complementary base pairing between the A- T and ________ bases.
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Nucleic acids
________ are polymers, just as proteins are polymers.
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bridge
The ________ formed by the phosphate group is called a phosphodiester linkage- also frequently referred to as a phosphodiester bond.
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DNAs secondary structure
________ consists of two anti parallel strands twisted into a double helix.
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guanine
The purines are adenine (A) and ________ (G)
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Evolution
________: Random changes in the nucleic acids would lead to the synthesis of different proteins and ribozymes.
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Replication
________: Proteins and ribozymes would be processing information stored in nucleic acids for the synthesis of more proteins.
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pyrimidines
are cytosine (C), uracil (U), and thymine (T)
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Ribonucleotides
The monomers of ribonucleic acid (RNA) are referred to as
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chemical reaction
To catalyze a(n) ________, substrates must be brought together in an environment that will promote the reaction.
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DNA
By bombarding ________ with X- rays and analyzing how it scattered the radiation, Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins had calculated the distances between groups of atoms in the molecule.
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hydrophobic interactions
The double helix is shaped and stabilized by hydrogen bonding between the complementary base pairs, ________, and van der Waals interactions.
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pyrimidine base thymine
The ________ does not exist in RNA.
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monomers of deoxyribonucleic acid
The ________ (DNA) are called deoxyribonucleotides.
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sugar phosphate
The sugar in the ________ backbone of RNA is ribose, not deoxyribose as in DNA.
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Information
________: Proteins and ribozymes would be processing ________ stored in nucleic acids for the synthesis of more proteins.
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three dimensional nature of ribozymes
The ________ is vital to their catalytic activity.
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Nucleic acids
________ are made up of monomers called nucleotides.
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Information
Proteins and ribozymes would be processing information stored in nucleic acids for the synthesis of more proteins
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Replication
Proteins and ribozymes would be processing information stored in nucleic acids for the synthesis of more proteins
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Evolution
Random changes in the nucleic acids would lead to the synthesis of different proteins and ribozymes
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Purines
are adenine (A) and guanine (G).
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Phosphodiester linkage
The bridge formed by the phosphate group is called a
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Base stacking
which results from van der Waals interactions between the tightly packed adjacent bases.
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