Nucleic Acids
By john and Richard
Monomer
The name of the monomers for nucleic acids are nucleotides.
Name of the Polymer
Polynucleotide
Examples of this Biomolecule
Deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA
Ribonucleic acid or RNA
The Functional Group
1 nitrogen base, a 5-carbon sugar and a phosphate group
Common functions of This Group
Nucleic Acids are Compounds that pass hereditary information from one generation to the next. DNA is the nucleic acid from which genes are made. They determine the phenotype of an organism.
How Does the Structure Allow for it's Function?
With DNA and RNA they have different codes ex. A, U, C etc. there functions are very different because of the different bases. DNA has to store the genetic codes, while RNA has to help transfer these codes to the cells of the body. Each base is different and depending on if they have Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Uracil or Thymine, their gene turns out different. Each monomer has a base with one of those 5 bases and it will attach to the copy depending on what base they have, which in turn creates the genes and phenotype that the organism has.