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All nucleotides have:
1) a phosphate group (same for all nucleotides)
2) a 5-carbon sugar (same for a particular type of nucleic acid - deoxyribose for DNA, ribose for RNA)
3) nucleoside (purine or pyrimidine base - varies for each nucleotide - there are 5 total - 4 for DNA (adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine) - 4 for RNA (adenine, cytosine, guanine, uracil)
There are several things that are found in both DNA and RNA. One of them is the pentose, which may be deoxyribose or ribose. Both also have phosphate groups attached to the pentose. In addition, nitrogenous bases adenine, guanine, and cytosine are also found. In DNA, thymine is also found but no uracil. In RNA, uracil is also found but no thymine.
Nucleotides are molecules. Molecules and made of atoms. Atoms are made of electrons, protons and neutrons. Protons and neutrons are made of quarks. Indeed, everything on Earth is made of quarks and leptons.
Each nucleotide has:
1) a nitrogenous base (this is the variable portion);
2) a 5-carbon sugar (deoxyribose in DNA, ribose in RNA);
3) a phosphate group
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What are the units of DNA molecules?
Nucleotides
What are two larger molecules made up of nucleotides?
DNA and RNA are made up of nucleotides.
What description best fits class of molecules known as nucleotides?
Nucleotides - A nitrogenous base, a phosphate group, and a pentose sugar.
Rna contains what between the RNa?
RNA contains nucleotides, which are the building blocks of RNA molecules. Nucleotides are connected in a specific sequence to form the RNA molecule.
What are molecules consisting of sub units called nucleotides called?
Nucleic Acids ( I think)
Nucleotides contain what kind of sugars?
Nucleotides contain a sugar called ribose in RNA and deoxyribose in DNA. These sugars form the backbone of the nucleic acid molecules.
What are the units of DNA molecules?
Nucleotides
Molecules of DNA are composed of a long chain are called?
Molecules of DNA are composed of a long chain of nucleotides.
What are two larger molecules made up of nucleotides?
DNA and RNA are made up of nucleotides.
The sugar molecules found in DNA nucleotides are?
deoxyribose
Double helix is made of molecules called?
nucleotides!
Dna molecules consist of many sections of?
Nucleotides
What type of molecule did you create when you transcribed all of the nucleotides?
When transcribing all the nucleotides in DNA, the resulting molecules are mRNA (messenger RNA) molecules. These mRNA molecules serve as the template for protein synthesis during translation.
Where is a nucleotide on a DNA?
Nucleotides are the molecules that make up the D.N.A.
What description best fits class of molecules known as nucleotides?
Nucleotides - A nitrogenous base, a phosphate group, and a pentose sugar.
What compounds are the building blocks of DNA macro-molecules?
Nucleotides are the monomer units that make up a DNA molecule. DNA nucleotides are composed of a deoxyribose sugar, a nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group.
Which of the nucleotides occurs in DNA molecules but not in RNA molecules?
Thymine is a nucleotide that occurs in DNA molecules but not in RNA molecules. In RNA, thymine is replaced by uracil.
