Nucleic Acids

Nucleic Acid
Common Names: DNA, RNA
Examples: Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA),
Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)
Elements Phosphate, Carbon, Hydrogen,
Oxygen, Nitrogen

Function:
1. Stores

genetic information

2. Controls
3. Helps

cell processes

build proteins (protein

synthesis)

Nucleotide
oA

Nucleotide is the Monomer of a Nucleic

Acid
o

Nucleotide is make up of three parts:

o Phosphate
o5

Carbon sugar

o Nitrogenous

base

DNA:
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
DNA is made up of a bunch of
nucleotides put together, so
DNA is a polymer

______________

DNA is double stranded

DNA has Four Nitrogen bases:
Adenine
Thymine
Guanine
Cytosine

RNA:
o

Ribonucleic Acid

RNA is made up of
nucleotides put together: so
RNA is a polymer

RNA is single stranded

RNA had four Nitrogen

Bases:
o Adenine
o Uracil
o Guanine
o Cytosine