Nucleotides
What are the building blocks, or monomers, of nucleic acids?
nucleotides
where is DNA Primary found
the Nucleus
The base of adenine bonds to what?
thymine
What does DNA stand for?
is deoxyribosnucleic acid
Name all 3 units found in a nucleotide
base ,sugar ,phosphate group
RNA contains this pentose sugar
ribose
This enzyme builds the new DNA strand by adding complementary nucleotides to the template strand.
DNA Polymerase
DNA's primary function
to store and transfer genetic information
the subunit found at the 5' end
phosphate
DNA contains this pentose sugar
deoxyribose
What is the enzyme that unwinds the DNA double helix?
the DNA helicase
Primary function of RNA
to synthesize proteins
The pentose sugar found in RNA
Ribose
what is the kind of interaction that holds the 2 strand of DNA together
Hydrogen bonds
The direction that DNA polymerase reads DNA
it is 3' to 5'
his type of RNA carries the genetic message from the DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome for protein synthesis.
Which direction is the nucleic acid sequence made?
5' to 3'
The 5 nitrogen-containing heterocyclic bases are categorized into these two groups
pyrimidines and purines
The way that DNA insures that it makes an exact copy
the semi conservative replication
How many hydrogen bonds are found in this base sequence? 5' ACCGTACAG 3'
is 23