Lesson 974 of 1524
Biomolecules: Nucleic Acids
Enzyme-catalyzed hydrolysis of nucleic acids yields nucleotides , the monomer units from which RNA and DNA are constructed.
Practice this chapterEnzyme-catalyzed hydrolysis of nucleic acids yields nucleotides , the monomer units from which RNA and DNA are constructed. Further enzyme-catalyzed hydrolysis of the nucleotides yields nucleosides plus phosphate.
The nucleotides are joined by phosphate links between the 5′ phosphate of one nucleotide and the 3′ hydroxyl on the sugar of another nucleotide DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid) are biological polymers that act as chemical carriers of an organism’s genetic information.
nucleotides — joined by phosphate links between the 5′ phosphate of one nucleotide and the 3′ hydroxyl on the sugar of another nucleotide.
Worked example
What does “nucleotides” mean in Biomolecules: Nucleic Acids?
- 1Use the wording this chapter gives for nucleotides.
- 2The book says: joined by phosphate links between the 5′ phosphate of one nucleotide and the 3′ hydroxyl on the sugar of another nucleotide.
- 3Keep the answer tied to this term.
Result: joined by phosphate links between the 5′ phosphate of one nucleotide and the 3′ hydroxyl on the sugar of another nucleotide
Why. That is the meaning this chapter gives for nucleotides.
Answer with the meaning this chapter gives. A nearby idea from the same book is a different term.
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