NUCLEIC ACIDS :

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NUCLEIC ACIDS DNA and RNA
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Nucleic Acids

• Very Large, Complex,
• DNA RNA Store Important Info in the Cell.
  (Genetic Information)
• ATP is an energy carrier

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DNA

• DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID 
• double stranded.
• carries genetic code
• contains info that is essential for almost all
  cell activities

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RNA

• RIBONUCLEIC ACID
• single stranded
• stores and transfers info essential for the
  building of proteins.

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• DNA RNA are Polymers, made of thousands of
  linked Monomers called NUCLEOTIDES.

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• Each Nucleotide is made of
• THREE Main Components

• Phosphate Group
• Five-Carbon Sugar
• Ring shaped Nitrogen Base

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5-Carbon Sugar

• In DNA, sugar is deoxyribose.
• In RNA, its ribose.

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Nitrogen Bases
Nucleic Acids use a System of FOUR Compounds to
store Heredity Information.  A Sequence of the
four compounds arranged in a certain order acts
as a Code for Genetic Instructions of the Cell. 
Adenine Guanine Cytosine Thymine
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Phosphate Group
Functional group composed of phosphate and 4
oxygen atoms.
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ATP

• Adenosine Triphosphate
• Single nucleotide that has 3 phosphate groups
• Used as fuel for your cells activities
• Energy is released when one of the phosphate
  groups is broken off.