Significance of Nucleic Acid

Team -A

100

DNA Stands for

Deoxyribonucleic acid

200

A nucleic acid is an organic compound,

 DNA or RNA

300

Genetic information is only made of

A,T,G,C

400

Due to one less oxygen in its sugar component,  ____________is a more stable molecule than _______. This property is useful in keeping the genetic information safe.

DNA than RNA

500

• There are four different types of bases:

 cytosine

adenine 

guanine 

 thymine

Team-B

100

RNA Stands for

Ribonucleic acid

200

• Many nucleotides bind together to form a chain called a ______________

Polynucleotide.

300

Each nucleotide consists of three smaller molecules such as ____________________.

1.Nitrogenous base

2. Pentose sugar

3.Phosphate group

400

The binding of complementary bases allows DNA molecules to take their well-known shape, called a _________

double helix.

500

• The binding of complementary bases allows DNA molecules to take their well-known shape, called a ________________

double helix.