Nucleic Acids

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Consists of

Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorus

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Function:

  • Store genetic information used to make proteins

  • Stores//transfers cellular info

  • Transfers energy in all living organisms

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Monomer:

Nucleotides

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Nucleotides have:

  • Phosphate group; phosphorus and oxygen. Polymer: polynucleotide

  • Sugar: DNA deoxyribose, RNA ribose

  • One of the 4 nitrogen bases: Cytosine, Guanine, Adenine, Thymine (DNA only), Uracil (RNA only.