Skip to main content
Ch. 2 The Chemical Level of Organization
Martini - Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology 11th Edition
Martini, Nath, Bartholomew11th EditionFundamentals of Anatomy & PhysiologyISBN: 9780136874089Non è quello che usi tu?Cambia libro di testo
Tutti i libri di testoMartini, Nath, Bartholomew 11th EditionCh. 2 The Chemical Level of OrganizationProblema 20a
Capitolo 2, Problema 20a

a. What three basic components make up a nucleotide of DNA?

Guida verificata passo dopo passo
1
Understand that a nucleotide is the basic building block of DNA, and each nucleotide consists of three fundamental components.
Identify the first component: a nitrogenous base, which can be one of four types in DNA—adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C), or guanine (G).
Identify the second component: a five-carbon sugar called deoxyribose, which forms the backbone of the DNA strand.
Identify the third component: a phosphate group, which links the sugar of one nucleotide to the sugar of the next nucleotide, creating the sugar-phosphate backbone.
Summarize that these three components—nitrogenous base, deoxyribose sugar, and phosphate group—together form a nucleotide in DNA.

Risposta video verificata per un problema simile:

Questa soluzione video è stata consigliata dai nostri tutor come utile per risolvere questo problema.
Durata del video:
3m

Concetti chiave

Ecco i concetti essenziali che devi comprendere per rispondere correttamente alla domanda.

Nucleotide Structure

A nucleotide is the basic building block of DNA, composed of three main parts: a nitrogenous base, a five-carbon sugar, and a phosphate group. These components combine to form the repeating units of the DNA strand.
Video consigliato:
Percorso guidato
05:35
Nucleotides

Nitrogenous Bases

Nitrogenous bases are molecules that contain nitrogen and act as the information carriers in DNA. The four types in DNA are adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine, which pair specifically to encode genetic information.
Video consigliato:
Percorso guidato
07:21
5 Nitrogenous Bases

Deoxyribose Sugar

Deoxyribose is the five-carbon sugar in DNA nucleotides that connects the nitrogenous base to the phosphate group. It differs from ribose by lacking one oxygen atom, which is crucial for the stability and structure of DNA.
Video consigliato:
Percorso guidato
05:35
Nucleotides
Pratica correlata
Domanda del libro di testo

List three important functions of triglycerides (neutral fats) in the body.

146
views
Domanda del libro di testo

List seven major functions performed by proteins.

98
views
Domanda del libro di testo

What three components are required to create the high-energy compound ATP?

31
views
Domanda del libro di testo

What four major classes of organic compounds (polymers) are found in the body?

72
views
Domanda del libro di testo

b. What three basic components make up a nucleotide of RNA?

31
views
Domanda del libro di testo

If a polypeptide contains 10 peptide bonds, how many amino acids does it contain?

(a) 9

(b) 10

(c) 11

(d) 12

90
views