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Nucleic acids are the primary carriers of information necessary to life. They contain instructions for the building of all components of a cell. This includes categories of: |
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There are two types of components, the saccharides, and the nucleotides. Saccharides include ribose and deoxyribose. These are also connected to phosphate groups. The nucleotide bases include Adenine, Guanine, Thymine, Cytosine, and Uracil.
Ribose Nucleic Acid. This is a polymer consisting of a chain of ribose molecules, each attached to a nucleotide base. There may be various types of RNA, each having particular functions in a cell.
Deoxyribonucleic acid.
These are groups of 3 successive nucleotide bases, each corresponding to an amino acid that is used for making proteins.
This is the process by which DNA or RNA are produced or transcribed.
This refers to the destruction of DNA or RNA...the reverse of replication.
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