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Nucleotides consist of a phosphate group, a nitrogenous base, and a sugar. They contain phosphorus, DNA contains deoxyribose, and RNA contains nitrogenous bases.
Ref: NCERT Biology Textbook for Class XI and XII (Zoology section), Chapter: Principles of Inheritance, Molecular Basis of Inheritance and Biotechnology, Topic: Genetics, DNA techniques and applications.
The sugar and phosphate groups form the backbone of nucleic acids via phosphodiester bonds.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 14: Biomolecules > Topic: Nucleic Acids - Structure - Nucleotides, Sugars and Base Pairing
Deoxyribose is the five-carbon sugar in DNA nucleotides, lacking an -OH group at C2.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 14: Biomolecules > Topic: Nucleic Acids - Structure - Nucleotides, Sugars and Base Pairing
Deoxyribose is the sugar in DNA nucleotides, differing from ribose by lacking an -OH group at C2.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 14: Biomolecules > Topic: Nucleic Acids - Structure - Nucleotides, Sugars and Base Pairing
Nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) are composed of nucleotides, each containing a nitrogenous base like adenine.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 14: Biomolecules > Topic: Nucleic Acids - Structure - Nucleotides, Sugars and Base Pairing
The sequence of nitrogenous bases in DNA encodes genetic information, directing the synthesis of proteins.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 5: Molecular Basis of Inheritance DNA Structure Double Helix and Packaging - Nucleosome
Phosphodiester bonds link nucleotides in a DNA strand by joining the phosphate group of one nucleotide to the sugar of another.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 9: Biomolecules Nucleic Acids - DNA RNA Structure and Functions
Some nucleotides, like ATP and GTP, function as energy carriers in cellular metabolism.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 9: Biomolecules Nucleic Acids - DNA RNA Structure and Functions
Nucleotides consist of a phosphate group, a nitrogenous base, and a sugar. They contain phosphorus, DNA contains deoxyribose, and RNA contains nitrogenous bases.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 9: Biomolecules Nucleic Acids - DNA RNA Structure and Functions
Nucleotides consist of a pentose sugar, phosphate group, and nitrogenous base and serve as the building blocks of nucleic acids.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 9: Biomolecules Nucleic Acids - DNA RNA Structure and Functions
Nucleotides contain a pentose sugar, a nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 9: Biomolecules Nucleic Acids - DNA RNA Structure and Functions
RNA contains ribose, whereas DNA contains deoxyribose. The presence of ribose differentiates RNA from DNA.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 9: Biomolecules Nucleic Acids - DNA RNA Structure and Functions
