Nucleic Acids
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid, one less oxygen |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid, one more oxygen |
| nucleic acid Building blocks | nucleotides (phosphate group, pentose sugar, nitrogenous base) |
| DNA Bases | Adenine with Thymine, cystosine with guanine |
| RNA Bases | adenine with uracil, cystosine with guanine |
| nucleic acid Bonds | Phosphodiester linkage between phosphate of one and the sugar of other and result in sugar-phosphate backbone |
| DNA structure | double helix and hydrogen bonding between complementary bases |
| RNA structure | single stranded and single sugar phosphate backbone |
| DNA function | directs on replication and directs RNA synthesis |
| RNA function | controls protein synthesis and determines sequence of amino acid |
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