What Are Nucleic Acids? — Structure & Function
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- Linking Nucleotide Monomers A nucleic acid is a macromolecule that stores and transmits hereditary information. It can also store energy. They are composed of monomers called nu…
By Aaron Lauer, Alex Federspiel, Deena Hauze, Valeri Natole, Mario Janakis, Gabi Slizewska
- Nitrogenous Bases and Base Pairing Nucleic acids are macromolecules that store and transmit hereditary information. Another name for this hereditary information is your genes. I…
By Hannah Bonville, Alex Federspiel, Deena Hauze, Mario Janakis, Gabi Slizewska, Valeri Natole
- (Video) Nucleic Acids by RicochetScience This video gives a quick overview of the structure and function of nucleic acids. They are responsible for one of the coolest things you…
By Valeri Natole, Mario Janakis, Gabi Slizewska
Problems 20
- Which of these is not a nucleic acid?
- What is a chain of nucleotides called?
- What bond connects adjacent nucleotides?
- What are the three components of nucleic acids?
- What are the three parts that make up a nucleic acid?
- What is the central dogma of biology?
- What is the genetic material in cells, as determined by Hershey and Chase?
- Say you have a sample of a nucleic acid. Which of the following elements would you expect to find in the sample? Check all that apply.
- What type of bond forms between base pairs?
- You are given a single strand of RNA. Which of the following would you expect to have little to no presence in this nucleic acid? Check all that apply.
- Which of the following best describes the process of transcription?
- Which of the following best describes the process of translation?
- You are given the sequence for the coding and template DNA strands above. What would the corresponding mRNA strand be?
- Which number labels the area where you would most likely find DNA in a eukaryotic cell?
- Which number labels the area where you would most likely find RNA in a eukaryotic cell?
- What would the first amino acid codon be for the given mRNA sequence?
- Which mRNA codon(s) corresponds to amino acid: Asp? Check all that apply.
- Hydrolysis of a nucleic acid would yield woah‾\underline{\phantom{woah}}woah .
- Which nitrogenous bases are found in both RNA and DNA?
- Which of the pictures above is most similar to the molecular structure of DNA?