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PBIO ASSIGNMENT 4
TITLE: NUCLEIC ACID PART 1

INSTRUCTION: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. USE ONLY OUR PRESCRIBED REFERENCES IN ANSWERING.

NOTE: REFRAIN FROM COPY AND PASTE ANSWER FROM THE INTERNET. ENSURE THAT YOUR WORK IS FREE FROM
PLAGIARISM. DON’T FROGET TO CITE YOUR REFERENCES/S IN APA FORMAT.

DETAILS:
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l QUESTIONS:
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l 1. DIFFERENTIATE THE TWO TYPES OF NUCLEIC ACID BASED ON THEIR STRUCTURE, FUNCTIONS AND
CHARACTERISTICS.
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DNA

RNA

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l 2. GIVE THE STRUCTURAL DIFFERENCE OF THE NUCLEIC ACID IN PENTOSE SUGAR
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DNA

RNA

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l 3. ENUMERATE THE NITROGEN CONTAINING HETEROCYCLIC BASES
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THREE PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVES TWO PURINE DERIVATIVES

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l 4. COMPLETE THE TABLE OF THE COMPLEMENTARITY OF BASES. DIFFERENTIATE THE FOLLOWING AND GIVE
THEIR NUCLEOTIDE NAME AND ABBREVIATION
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BASE SUGAR NUCLEOTIDE NAME ABBREVIATION
DNA
ADENINE

GUANINE
CYTOSINE

THYMINE

RNA

ADENINE
GUANINE

CYTOSINE

URACIL