DNA and RNA Structure

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What category of molecule does DNA and RNA belong to?

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nucleic acids

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What are the building blocks of RNA and DNA?

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nucleotides

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What is a nucleotide made of?

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a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group and a nitrogen base

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RNA and DNA differ in the types of 5-carbon sugars in their nucleotide. Which statement below is correct?

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DNA contains deoxyribose while RNA contains ribose.

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Two other differences between RNA and DNA are...

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the number of helices and the types of nitrogen bases in the molecules.

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DNA _____________________________________ and RNA ____________________________.

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holds coded hereditary information, is involved in actual protein synthesis.

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Function of mRNA in RNA types

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read, or copy, the DNA code

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What is the function of tRNA?

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bring amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis

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Function of rRNA

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assemble the amino acids into proteins.

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Because of the fact that A always pairs with T and C always pairs with G, DNA is

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self-replicating