Ribonucleic acid (RNA) has the 5-carbon sugar ribose, and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) contains the 5-carbon sugar deoxyribonucleic acid.
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) contains the 5-carbon sugar deoxyribose.
rRNA i.e ribosomal ribonucleic acid.
Nucleic Acids are polymers of nucleotides with very specific functions in cells.
DDepends upon the kind of sugar, if it is a ribose then we can talk about the backbone of RNA, but if the sugar is a deoxyribose, then we have to talk about DNA backbone. In any case these three components are the basis of the nucleic acids.
DNA and RNA are nucleic acids, which are made up of nucleotides. Nucleotides consist of a sugar molecule (deoxyribose in DNA, ribose in RNA), a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base (adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine in DNA; adenine, cytosine, guanine, uracil in RNA).
Transmitting genetic info...sounds kind of like genes right? what kind of molecules are used in that? .. .. DNA and RNA of course! DNA is the "primary" genetic information holder. It is sort of like a book, in that stores all the blueprints for making life live. It stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, which is just a long word for a special-sugar-without-an-oxygen-in-the-nucleus. RNA, or ribonucleic acid, is very similar. However, your cells primarily use it as a working copy of the blueprint for life, and is used in this manner to make protein. It is also used though as hereditary material in some viruses like HIV and HTLV though.
The kind of sugar that is in RNA is ribose. It belongs to a class of pentose sugars that naturally occurs in nature.
a There are two types of nucleic acids. Purines and Pyrimidines. Purine contains 1) Adenine 2) Guanine. Pyrimidines contains 1)Cytosine 2) Thymine 3)Uracil. Out of this Uracil replaces Thymine in RNA molecule. DNA contains 1) Adenine 2) Guanine 3)Cytosine 4)Thymine.
The nucleic acid chains usually sit around uncoiled as loose strands. When it is time for the cell to reproduce, they condense and wrap up very tightly. The tightly wound DNA is called a chromosome. Chromosomes look kind of like long, limp hot dogs. They are also found in pairs.
The "s" in DNA stands for "acid." DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, which is a molecule that carries genetic instructions for the development, functioning, growth, and reproduction of all known living organisms.
A nucleotide
Ribonucleic acid or RNA performs an important role in decoding, regulation, expression of genes and coding. The transfer RNA or tRNA molecules deliver amino acids to ribosome.