Nucleic Acids (Part 1)

Friedrich Miescher

The first to extract Nucleic Acids

3.2 Billion

How many base pairs lettered DNA structures are there in every cells?

Chromosomes

DNA folds itself into pair packages called ________

23

How many pairs of chromosomes are there in human?

46

How many Chromosomes are there in human?

Genes

Synthesis of protein molecule, and contains genetic information that define characteristics. It is also known as the Fundamental unit of Heredity.

Replication

The ripping apart of Strands

Furanose Ring

0 is in the middle

Pyrimidine Structure

1 Ring System

Nitrogen 1

The point of connection and is very important in the Pyrimidine structure

Pyrimidine Structure

C1 → N1

2 Ring System

Purine Structure

Purine Structure

C1 → N9

Nitrogen 9

Important for Purine Structure

Imidazole

5 Membered Ring Structure

AUG

The messenger RNA codon for Methionine, also known as the “Start Codon” because it is the starting of Protein synthesis

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

DNA, also known as ____________

Nucleic Acids

The _________ are vital biopolymers found in all living things, where they function to encode, transfer, and express genes.

Ribonucleic Acid

RNA, also known as _____________

Nucleotides

Nucleic Acids are biopolymers made up of monomeric units known as ___________

Transfer RNA (tRNA)

The smallest RNA

Antiparallel

The strands of DNA are _____________

Phosphate, Sugar, and Nitrogenous Base

Nucleotides are made up of three important groups _____________

Removal of Oxygen

Deoxy means __________

True

DNA is more stable than RNA because of one less functional group

Thymine, Cytosine, Uracil

Types of Pyrimidines

Adenine and Guanine

Different types of Purines