NUCLEIC ACIDS

NUCLEIC ACIDS
Nucleic acids are large biomolecules that are
crucial in all cells and viruses. They are long
chainlike molecules composed of a series of
nearly identical building blocks called
nucleotides.
It has a very diverse set of functions,
such as cell creation, storage and
processing of genetic information, protein
building, and the
generation of energy
NUCLEOTIDE
Each nucleotide consists of
a nitrogen-containing
aromatic base attached to
a pentose (five-carbon)
sugar, which is in turn
attached to a phosphate
group
 DNA (DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID)
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a polymer composed of
two polynucleotide chains that coil around each
other to form a double helix. The polymer carries
genetic instructions for the development,
functioning, growth and reproduction of all known
organisms and many viruses
 DNA (DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID)
It contains the instructions needed for an organism
to develop, survive and reproduce. To carry out
these functions, DNA sequences must be converted
into messages that can be used to produce proteins,
which are the complex molecules that do most of the
work in our bodies
The four bases
in DNA are
adenine (A),
cytosine (C),
guanine (G),
and thymine (T).
 RNA (RIBONUCLEIC ACID)
Ribonucleic acid is a polymeric molecule that is
essential for most biological functions, either by
performing the function itself or by forming a
template for the production of proteins.RNA carries
genetic information that is translated by ribosomes
into various proteins necessary for cellular
processes. mRNA, rRNA, and tRNA
RNA consists
of four bases:
adenine,
cytosine,
uracil, and
guanine.
Both DNA and RNA are made from nucleotides,
each containing a five-carbon sugar backbone, a
phosphate group, and a nitrogen base. DNA
provides the code for the cell 's activities, while RNA
converts that code into proteins to carry out cellular
functions. DNA is double stranded while RNA is
single stranded both of them have 4 bases but DNA
has thymine and RNA has uracil