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Both are made from smaller subunits that are joined by covalent bonds. In the case of proteins, these subunits are called amino acids. They are joined by special covalent bonds called peptide bonds. In the case of nucleic acids, the subunits are called nucleotides, which are a combination of a sugar (ribose or deoxyribose), phosphate group, and one of four possible bases (adenine, thymine, guanine, or cytosine). The nucleotides are covalently bonded along the "ladder" of the DNA molecule. Another feature of polymers is that the covalent bond that links the subunits (or monomers) is formed by dehydration synthesis, that is, a removal of a water molecule.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoNucleic acids are made up of nucleotides. Proteins are made up of amino acids (amino group, carboxyl group, and an R group). Proteins are large polymers.
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∙ 8y agoYes, nucleic acids are polymers. They consist of long chains of nucleotides.
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What best describes nucleic acids?
Nucleic acids are polymers. They are made of monomers Nucleotides.
What are enzymes that create nucleic acids called?
A polymerase is an enzyme that creates polymers of nucleic acids. As an example, the enzyme RNA polymerase helps create nucleic acids that form transcript RNA.
What four polymers are digested in the small intestine?
Carbohydrates Lipids Proteins Nucleic Acids
What do proteins and nucleic acids both have?
Protein and nucleic acid are both composed of amino acids. Completely wrong! Only proteins are composed of amino acids. They have nothing in common, even their chirality is opposite (proteins are levo while nucleic acids are dextro).
What are DNA and RNA examples of?
Nucleic acids
A nucleic acids is a?
Nucleic acids are polymers of nucleotides.
Do nucleic acids have polymers?
no
What are the four classes of macromolecules and their importance?
CARBOHYDRATES- polymers of sugars LIPIDS- polymers of fatty acids PROTEINS- polymers of amino acids NUCLEIC ACIDS- polymers of nucleotides
What are the nucleic acids?
Nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) are polymers of nucleotides; they are involved in genetics.
What best describes nucleic acids?
Nucleic acids are polymers. They are made of monomers Nucleotides.
What are polymers of nucleic acids?
Polypeptides and dipeptides
Polymers of nucleic acids are?
Ribo and deoxyribo polynucleotides.
Which macromolecule are polymers made nucleotides?
Nucleic Acids
What statement best describes nucleic acids?
Nucleic acids are polymers. They are made of monomers Nucleotides.
Are polymers that control the activities and reproduction of cells?
nucleic acids
Do nucleic acids hold polymers for making protein?
No, nucleic acids code for the making of protein, they do not contain the monomers of protein manufacturing.
Which marcomolecules are polymers made of nucleotides?
nucleic acids (DNA and RNA)
