The term "nucleic acid" is the generic name of a family of biopolymers, named for their prevalence in cellular nuclei. The monomers from which nucleic acids are constructed are called nucleotides. Each nucleotide consists of three components: a nitrogenous heterocyclic base, either a purine or a pyrimidine; a pentose sugar; and a phosphate group. Different nucleic acid types differ in the structure of the sugar in their nucleotides; DNA contains 2-deoxyriboses while RNA contains ribose. Likewise, the nitrogenous bases found in the two nucleic acids are different: adenine, cytosine, and guanine are in both RNA and DNA, while thymine only occurs in DNA and uracil only occurs in RNA. Other rare nucleic acid bases can occur, for example inosine in strands of mature transfer RNA.
2007-02-03 23:14:43
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answered by Anonymous
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nucleotides Nucleotides are the building blocks of these nucleic acids. Each monomer of nucleic acid, is called a nucleotide, and consists of 3 portions: a pentose sugar one or more phosphate groups one of five cyclic nitrogenous bases
2016-04-09 08:57:24
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answered by Anonymous
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A nucleotide is a chemical compound that consists of a heterocyclic base, a sugar, and one or more phosphate groups. In the most common nucleotides the base is a derivative of purine or pyrimidine, and the sugar is the pentose (five-carbon sugar) deoxyribose or ribose. Nucleotides are the monomers of nucleic acids, with three or more bonding together in order to form a nucleic acid.
2007-02-01 10:37:14
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answered by Alex M 2
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D. nucleotides
2016-03-29 00:33:29
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answered by Anonymous
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Nucleotides.
2007-02-01 10:37:37
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answered by steve_geo1 7
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Which one - DNA or RNA?
DNA = nucleotides
RNA=nucleosides
2007-02-01 10:36:31
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answered by Manatee 1
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