Nucleotide — Overview & Structure
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- Nucleotide Structure Nucleic acids are made up of basic building blocks called nucleotides. Each one has three parts. 1: A 5-carbon sugar molecule (the big pentagon) DNA: deoxyr…
By Aaron Lauer, Alex Federspiel, Deena Hauze, Valeri Natole, Mario Janakis, Gabi Slizewska
- Building Blocks of Nucleic Acids Nucleic acids are polymers made from building blocks called nucleotides. Nucleotides are made up of a nitrogen group (called a nitrogenous base)…
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- (Video) DNA, Nucleotides, and Dehydration Synthesis by Johnny Clore This video dives into what makes up a nucleotide. In other words, what makes up the monomers that make up nuc…
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Problems 20
- Which of the statements below is false?
- How many carbons does the sugar ribose contain?
- Which of the following is not a nitrogenous base present in RNA?
- Which of the following statements about nucleotides is true?
- Which of the following nucleotides are not present in DNA?
- What are the components of a nucleotide?
- What sequence would the complementary strand of DNA have?
- If a molecule of DNA was 23% adenine, what percent of the molecule would be guanine?
- If a molecule of DNA was 34% thymine, what percent of the molecule would be adenine?
- A woah‾\underline{\phantom{woah}}woah sugar is a component of nucleotides.
- What type of bond connects nucleotides to make a nucleic acid?
- What is the structural difference between ribose and deoxyribose sugars?
- What type of bond is the red arrow pointing to?
- Which of the following is the correct complementary DNA sequence to the sequence above?
- Phosphate groups have a woah‾\underline{\phantom{woah}}woah charge resulting in the overall DNA molecule to have a woah‾\underline{\phantom{woah}}woah charge.
- Using the information provided above, which of the following can you conclude is true regarding the amount of pyrimidines vs purines in a molecule of DNA/RNA?
- Which of the following is a pyrimidine that appears in both DNA and RNA? Check all that apply.
- What is the major structural difference between purines and pyrimidines?
- How many hydrogen bonds are able to form between guanine and cytosine?
- Which of the following is the correct complementary DNA sequence to the sequence above?