Nucleic Acids. Elements Nucleic Acids Contain C, H, O,N, P.

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Nucleic Acids

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Nucleic Acids

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Nucleic Acids• DNA

deoxyribonucleic acid

• RNA ribonucleic acid

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Elements Nucleic Acids Contain

•C, H, O,N, P

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Nucleotides: Monomers of Nucleic Acids

nitrogenous

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Nucleic Acids• Sugar + phosphate + nitrogenous base

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Nucleotides: 3 parts

• 5-C sugar• Phosphate Base• Nitrogenous Base A, T, C, G

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Sing Along Songs - Row, Row, Row Your Boat

• We love DNA• Made of nucleotides• Sugar, Phosphate, and a base• Bonded down one side

• Adenine with thymine make a lovely pair

• Cytosine without guanine would feel very bare.

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4 Nitrogenous Bases

• A = adenine• T = thymine• C = cytosine• G = guanine

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Base Pairing

•A – T•C - G

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RNA and DNA

• RNA is single stranded

• DNA is double stranded

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SNEAK PREVIEW

• DNA molecule• Sections of it are genes• Genes are the codes that

make specific amino acids that link together to make a protein

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Nucleic Acids

• Sugar + phosphate + nitrogenous base

• CHONP

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Hydrogen Bonds

•Join nucleotides together

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