Nucleic Acids Crossword Notes

Flashcards covering nucleic acids basics based on the provided notes.

Which bases are represented by the letters A and C in nucleic acids?

Adenine and Cytosine

What stores genetic information in living organisms?

DNA

What nitrogenous base is used in DNA but not in RNA?

Thymine

What term refers to a large molecule formed by many nucleotides bonded together?

Polynucleotide

What kind of bonds hold together the paired nitrogenous bases?

Hydrogen bonds

What sugar is deoxygenated and used in DNA nucleic acids?

Deoxyribose

What is the nitrogenous base C?

Cytosine

What is the nitrogenous base G?

Guanine

What nitrogenous base is used in RNA instead of thymine?

Uracil

What sugar is used in nucleic acids and is found in RNA?

Ribose

Which bases are indicated by the acronym CUT?

Cytosine, Uracil, and Thymine (pyrimidines)

What are the two processes that access and express genetic information?

Transcription and translation

What nitrogenous base A?

Adenine