Nucleic acids are complex organic polymers that store and transfer
genetic information within a cell. Inside a cell, they are the source of
genetic information stored as chromosomes. Nucleic acids are composed
of long chains of nucleotides linked by dehydration synthesis.
Two types:
a. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA-double helix)
b. Ribonucleic acid (RNA-single strand)
DNA serves as genetic material, whereas RNA plays a vital role in using genetic information to dictate the amino acid sequence to manufacture proteins.
Each Nucleotides are composed of 3 parts:
1- phosphate group (P)
2- pentose sugar (5-carbon)
3- nitrogenous bases: These can be any one of five types given below-
• adenine (A)
• thymine (T) (DNA only)
• uracil (U) (RNA only)
• cytosine (C)
• guanine (G)
Two types:
a. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA-double helix)
b. Ribonucleic acid (RNA-single strand)
DNA serves as genetic material, whereas RNA plays a vital role in using genetic information to dictate the amino acid sequence to manufacture proteins.
1- phosphate group (P)
2- pentose sugar (5-carbon)
3- nitrogenous bases: These can be any one of five types given below-
• adenine (A)
• thymine (T) (DNA only)
• uracil (U) (RNA only)
• cytosine (C)
• guanine (G)
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