Nucleotide

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  • DNA
  • Nucleic Acids

• Made of Phosphate group, sugar group and a base.

• Pentose Sugar + Phosphate Group + Nitrogenous Base = Nucleotide

  • Nitrogenous Base

    • Purines are one 6 member ring fused to a 5 member ring
      • Adenine
      • Guanine
    • Pyrimidines are one 6 member ring
      • Cytosine
      • Thymine

  • What is a Nucleotide? ;; Monomer of a Nucleic Acids, its building blocks.

  • What makes up a Nucleotide? ;; Pentose Sugar + Phosphate Group + Nitrogenous Base

  • What are the nitrogenous bases in a Nucleotide? ;; Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine and Thymine

  • What is a purine? ;; A 6 member ring fused to a 5 member ring

  • What is a Pyrimidine? ;; A 6 member ring

  • What are examples of purines? ;; Adenine and Guanine

  • What are examples of pyrimidines? ;; Cytosine and Thymine