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nucleic acid RNA or DNA. A macromolecule that is composed of repeating nucleotide units.
nucleotides the repeating structural unit of nucleic acids, composed of a sugar, one to three
phosphates, and a nitrogen-containing base.
phosphate, pentose, nitrogenous A nucleotide has three components
• A ________ group.
• A _________ sugar; ribose in RNA and deoxyribose in DNA.
• A ___________ base.
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nucleoside structure in which a base is attached to a sugar, but no phosphate is attached to
the sugar.
nucleoside Adenine + ribose = Adenosine is an example of a ___________.
nucleotide Adenosine triphosphate is an example of a ___________.
purine a type of nitrogenous base that has a double-ring structure. Examples are
adenine and guanine.
pyrimidine a type of nitrogenous base that has a single-ring structure. Examples are
cytosine, thymine, and uracil.
purine The following image is an example of a __________.
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pyrimidine The following image is an example of a __________.
ester In a DNA strand, nucleotides are linked together by covalent bonds called ______
bonds.
phosphodiester linkage A phosphate connects the 5' carbon of one nucleotide to the 3' carbon of an
adjacent nucleotide.
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