Lesson 6 Outline

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1. Notes on
¤  Nucleicacids
¤  Nucleotides
 L6: Nucleic Acids
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¨ Nucleotides are strung

together to form nucleic
acids.
¨ This occurs when the
phosphate group of one
nucleotide covalently bonds
to the sugar of another. This
called the sugar-phosphate
backbone Phosphate
Sugar
 L6 3 types
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DNA RNA ATP

•  Carries genetic information
•  Double Strand
Deoxyribonucleic acid sugar
•  Thymine instead of uracil
•  Used in protein synthesis •  Used for energy
•  Single strand source in cells
•  Ribonucleic acid •  Produced in the
•  Uracil instead of thymine mitochondria
 L6 What makes up a Nucleotide
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Ribose (RNA) or
Deoxyribose (DNA)
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 L6 Two types of Nitrogenous Bases Purines
and Pyramidines
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¨  Pyramidines: Cytosine

and Thymine
¤  All three have Y

¨  Purines: Guanine and

Adenine

Found in DNA
 Which Bond together
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¨  G and C with 3 bonds. (think gift card, bigger is

better
 Adenosine Tri Phosphate
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¨ ATP is the “energy currency” of the cell. It is spent to

drive chemical reactions in cells.
¨ You will need to recognize the structure!

¨ 

ADENINE BASE
3 phosphates= triphosphate

5 carbon ribose sugar

 Activity Extract Some DNA
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¨  Do DNA saliva extraction lab

 L9: Quiz
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1.  What are three parts to a nucleotide?

1.  Phosphate, sugar and nitrogneous base
2.  What is ATP used for?
1.  Energy source for cells
3.  Which nucleic acid is used to store genetic
information?
1.  DNA
4.  Which nucleic acid is this?
1.  DNA