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Nucleic Acids Nucleic acids • Polymers of nucleo des are termed polynucleo des or nucleic acids, be er known as DNA and RNA. •  Each nucleic acid is made from just four different nucleo des. •  RNA contain the bases adenine, cytosine, guanine, and uracil •  DNA contain adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine. • Polymeriza on involves the phosphate and sugar groups of the nucleo des, which become linked by phosphodiester bonds • primary role: act as carriers of gene c informa on, which is contained in their sequence of nucleo de residues Nucleo de Structure Bases

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Nucleic Acids

Dr. Joan Simam

, Nucleic acids
• Polymers of nucleo7des are termed polynucleo)des or nucleic
acids, be:er known as DNA and RNA.

• Each nucleic acid is made from just four different nucleo7des.

• RNA contain the bases adenine, cytosine, guanine, and uracil

• DNA contain adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine.

• Polymeriza7on involves the phosphate and sugar groups of the
nucleo7des, which become linked by phosphodiester bonds

• primary role: act as carriers of gene7c informa7on, which is
contained in their sequence of nucleo7de residues

,Nucleo7de Structure

, Bases

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