Nucleic Acid
Name of Monomer
Nucleotides
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Name of Polymer
Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)
Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
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Examples of Nucleic Acids
- Guanine
- Cytosine
- Thymine
- Uracil
Functional Groups Always Found In Nucleic Acid
- Hydroxyl
- Amino
- Phosphate
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Common Functions of Nucleic Acids
- Stores & Transfers Genetic Material
- Use the Genetic Info to Direct the Synthesis of New Protein
How Does The Structure Affect The Function
DNA has four different bases; Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, & Guanine. The order of the bases determine the information in the DNA. Kind of like how the order of the letters affect the was you read a word.
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