Pairs of sugars
Nucleic acids are made up of monomers called nucleotides, which consist of; a sugar, a phosphate part and an N-containing base.
The two components that make up the nucleotide backbone are the sugar molecule, which is either ribose in RNA or deoxyribose in DNA, and the phosphate group. Together, they form the repeating structure that provides the backbone for the nucleic acid strand.
The chemical bond connecting one nucleotide with the next one along the nucleic acid chain is a phosphodiester bond. This bond forms between the phosphate group of one nucleotide and the sugar group of the next nucleotide, creating a backbone of alternating sugar and phosphate groups in the nucleic acid chain.
The term "nucleotide" comes from the words "nucleo-" meaning nucleus (referring to the cell nucleus where genetic material is found) and "-tide" which is derived from "phosphoric acid." Nucleotides are the building blocks of nucleic acids like DNA and RNA.
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Pairs of sugars
Pentose sugars and Phosphate groups
Nucleotide
Nucleotide
The sugar-phoshate part is what makes up the backbone, ribose in RNA and 2-Deoxyribose in DNA with a single phosphate group per nucleotide.
A phosphodiester linkage forms the backbone of a nucleic acid by connecting the 3' carbon of one nucleotide to the 5' carbon of another nucleotide in a chain. This linkage creates a sugar-phosphate backbone that provides stability to the nucleic acid structure.
Pentose sugars and Phosphate groups
Pentose sugars and Phosphate groups
Nucleic acids are made up of monomers called nucleotides, which consist of; a sugar, a phosphate part and an N-containing base.
The two components that make up the nucleotide backbone are the sugar molecule, which is either ribose in RNA or deoxyribose in DNA, and the phosphate group. Together, they form the repeating structure that provides the backbone for the nucleic acid strand.
No, the backbone of nucleic acids is formed by a series of phosphodiester linkages between the 3' carbon of one nucleotide and the 5' carbon of the next nucleotide. This forms a sugar-phosphate backbone that provides stability to the molecule.
sugar and phosphat