Nucleic Acids
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What are Nucleic Acids?
They are the molecules in our cells that direct and store information for reproduction and cell growth.
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What does DNA and RNA stand for?
deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid
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What are the Nitrogen bases for DNA?
adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine
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What is the general formula for Nucleic Acids?
5 carbon sugars, 1 phosphate group, 1 nitrogen base
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Carbon is a component of Nucleic Acids. True or False
True
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What is the DNA sequence for Gattaca?
CTAATGT
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Nucleic Acids are formed by dehydration synthesis. True or False
True