Final Answer:
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Adenine, Guanine
Cytosine, Thymine
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
nucleus, genetic material
phosphate group, deoxyribose sugar
Adenine (A), Thymine (T), Cytosine (C), Guanine (G); Thymine (T); Cytosine (C)
double helix
sugar and phosphate
sugar and phosphate
Because it contains the instructions (genes) needed for an organism to develop, survive, and reproduce — like a blueprint for building and running life.
Ribonucleic Acid; DNA; proteins
ribose
phosphate group, ribose sugar
Adenine (A), Uracil (U), Cytosine (C), Guanine (G); Uracil (U); Cytosine (C)
mRNA (messenger RNA) – carries genetic code from DNA to ribosome; tRNA (transfer RNA) – brings amino acids to ribosome; rRNA (ribosomal RNA) – part of ribosome structure and helps build proteins
cytoplasm (especially ribosomes), nucleus (as pre-mRNA), and mitochondria (mitochondrial RNA)
nucleic acids
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