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What is the name of the nucleic acid containing the sugar ribose?
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RNA - Ribonucleic acid is a single-stranded nucleic acid, at least in humans. The ribose sugar serves as a part of the sugar-phosphate backbone. It acts as the intermediate between DNA and the proteins it codes for. It is very similar to DNA, but has Uracil instead of Thymine as one of its base pairs. Some viruses have double stranded RNA as their genetic material.
DNA - Deoxyribonucleic acid is a double-stranded nucleic acid that serves as the genetic material for humans and most other organisms. The sugar contained in its sugar-phosphate backbone is deoxyribose, which is very similar to ribose, but has an H group instead of an OH group at the 2 carbon position.
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What are two basic kinds of nucleic acids?
DNA, deoxy ribose nucleic acid and RNA, ribose nucleic acid. They both have the sugar ribose btw. Yes, it is the famous DNA people are always talking about when talking about biology and the human body and identity and relation to one another.
What type of sugar does RNA and DNA contain?
Nucleic Acids store and transmit hereditary, or genetic,information. There are two types of nucleic acids which are Ribonucleic acid (RNA) and Deoxyribonuleic acid (DNA). RNA contains the sugar ribose and DNA contains the sugar deoxyribose.
What macromolecules are made of nucleotides?
RNA and DNA.
What does a nucleotide contain?
The nucleic acid DNA is made up of a pentose sugar called deoxyribose, nitrogen bases (adenine, thymine, guanine and cytosine) plus a phosphate group. The nucleic acid RNA is made up of a pentose sugar called ribose, nitrogen baes (adenine, uracil, guanine and cytosine) plus a phosphate group.
Which RNA molecule carries amino acids?
RNA structural unit is just like DNA;A nitrogenous baseA Pentose sugar3 Phosphate groupsthe difference is that the pentose sugar in RNA is a RIBOSE (Ribose Nucleic Acid),while in DNA it is a ribose with one oxygen removed ( a DEOXY-RIBOSE Nucleic Acid)
What does a nucleic acid DNA contain?
Dna consists of of a phosphate and [ribose] sugar backbone with the four nucleic acid bases proffered laterally as the information containing components.
Does nucleic acid contain lactose and potassium?
no. nucleic acids have a ribose as its sugar. A ribose is a five carbon sugar. Lactose is a 6 carbon sugar and from this, we can say that it is not a ribose. Nucleic acids contain phosphorus but not potassium.
What are polymers for rna?
RNA is a polymer that is made up of a sugar called ribose. Ribose is a simple sugar known as pentose monosaccharide.
What are the two polymers of nucleic acids?
DNA's sugar is deoxyribose, and RNA's sugar is ribose. (DNA = deoxyribose nucleic acid, RNA = ribonucleic acid)
Would you find a five carbon sugar or a six carbon sugar in a nucleic acid?
I'm pretty sugar it's 5. And it can be either deoxyribose or just ribose. The ribose stands forthe "R'" in RNA (ribose nucleic acid) and deoxyribose stands for the "D" in DNA (deoxyribose nucleic acid). If these had 6 that would make it something like glucose or galatose.
What is nucleic acid made of?
A phosphate group, a ribose sugar, or deoxyribose sugar backbone and a nitrogenous base.
What is sugar called in DNA called?
The sugar in DNA is Deoxyribose (Nucleic Acid). It is a type of 5 carbon sugar, ribose.
What are two basic kinds of nucleic acids?
DNA, deoxy ribose nucleic acid and RNA, ribose nucleic acid. They both have the sugar ribose btw. Yes, it is the famous DNA people are always talking about when talking about biology and the human body and identity and relation to one another.
What nucleic acids are involved in transcription?
Deoxyribose nucleic acid, transcribed into, Ribose nucleic acid.
Dna is also referred to as?
DNA = Deoxyribonucleic acid Deoxyribose is a sugar that differs from another sugar called ribose ("ribo") by missing one oxygen atom ("deoxy"). A nucleic acid is a molecule that stores genetic information.
Name 2 basic kinds of nucleic acids what sugar does each contain?
Two kinds of nucleic acids are:-RNA/ Ribonucleic Acid-DNA/ Deoxyribonucleic AcidAs there names, RNA contain the sugar ribose and DNA contains the sugar deoxyribose
Nucleotides are made of a sugar called what?
That depends on what nucleic acid you're referring to. In the case of DNA, the sugar will be deoxyribose. In the case of RNA, the sugar will be ribose.
