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Module 16
Nucleic Acids
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1 the five-carbon pentose sugar found in RNA
3 nitrogen-containing base found in DNA (derived
from pyrimidine)
6 nitrogen-containing base found in RNA (derived
from pyrimidine)
9 the five-carbon pentose sugar found in DNA
11 _______ RNA is produced in the nucleus by DNA
to carry the genetic information to the ribosomes
13 the double _______ is the shape of the double
chain of DNA that is like a spiral staircase
14 nitrogen-containing base found in both DNA and
RNA (derived from pyrimidine)
15 the interpretation of the codons in mRNA as
amino acids in a peptide
16 _______ RNA is the most prevalent type of RNA;
a major component of the ribosomes
18 building blocks of a nucleic acid consisting of a
nitrogen-containing base, a pentose sugar and a
phosphate group
2 DNA has a sugar-phosphate _________ on the
outside and base pairs like the steps on a spiral
staircase
3 the transfer of genetic information from DNA by
the formation of mRNA
4 the combination of a pentose sugar and a
nitrogen-containing base
5 nitrogen-containing base found in both DNA and
RNA (derived from purine and pairs with cytosine)
7 the process of duplicating DNA by pairing the
bases on each parent strand with their
complementary base
8 _______ RNA places a specific amino acid into a
peptide chain at the ribosome
large molecules composed of nucleotides
10 acid
12 nitrogen-containing base found in both DNA and
RNA (derived from purine and pairs with thymine
or uracil)
17 contains the information, in coded form, to
determine each cell's structure and function