nucleic acids into to dna. video
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Nucleic Acids
Into to DNA
DNA
• Genetic information• Deoxyribnucleic acid (DNA)– Stored in the nucleus of the cell– a polymer made up of nucleotides
Nucleotides
• Building block of nucleic acids• The monomer of nucleic acids– Only 4 types– Made up of 3 parts• Sugar• Phosphate group• Nitrogenous base
4 types of nucleotides
Pyrimidines• Thymine (T)• Cystine (C)
Purines• Adenine (A)• Guanine (G)
Single-ring structure Double-ring structure
Differ only in the nitrogenous bases
Nucleotides
• Joined together by a covalent bond between sugar and phosphate group– Backbone– Nitrogenous bases line up along backbone
Nucleotides
• Polymers can form many different sequences– Vary in sequence & length– Unlimited possible combinations
The Double Helix
• Watson and Crick– Created the model– 2 strands wound about each other– This twisted shape known as the Double Helix
Double Helix
• Sugar-phosphate group is on the outside• Nitrogenous bases are on the inside forming
hydrogen bonds• Watson & Crick realized the pairs were
purposeful– Based on size and ability to form a bond
Double Helix
• Purines bind with the pyrimidines– Adenine Thyamine A—T
– Guanine Cystosine G—C
Called complementary bases