2006-11-05 11:38:47 · 4 answers · asked by Bug 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Nucleic acids are acidic macromolecules found in the nucleus of a cell. They are DNA and RNA. The monomer of a nucleic acid is a nucleotide. It consists of a sugar (ribose for RNA or beoxyribose for DNA) a phosphate and a base. The four possible bases are (for DNA): Adenine, Guaniner, Cytosine, and Thymine. In RNA Thymine is replaced with Uracil, and the other 3 remain the same. Because there are four types of bases, there are four types of nucleotides.Since the phosphate and the sugar and constant, they are the backbone of a nucleotide. When nucleotides bond to form a long chain (a polynucleotide), the chain is a strand of DNA (which is double-stranded) or RNA (single-stranded).
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2006-11-05 11:49:25 · answer #1 · answered by msdrosi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nucleic acids are shaped via related at the same time nucleotides. Nucleotides contain a base, a sugar (ribose or deoxyribose), and between one and 3 phosphate communities. Ribonucleotides provide ribonucleic acid (RNA) on an analogous time as deoxyribonucleotides provide upward thrust to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).
2016-10-15 10:19:33 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a necleic acid is made up of a bunch of nucleotides
necleic acid = polymer
necleotide= monomer
2006-11-05 14:51:27 · answer #3 · answered by Ricky S 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To avoid the long windiness of above. A one to one relationship. They are the same thing.
2006-11-05 11:58:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋