Nucleic Acids
- Includes DNA and RNA
- Made up of monomers known as nucleotides
- Nucleotide is made up of three components – ribose sugar, phosphate group and one of the 4 nitrogenous bases (A, T, C or G)
- They are found in the nucleus in all cells and encode the genetic material that make up an organism (DNA)
(Image from wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucleotide)
| Structure Level | Info |
| Primary structure | The sequence of nucleotides that are held together by phosphodiester bonds in a certain order. |
| Secondary structure | The interactions of the two strands of DNA. Remember that DNA consists of a two strands that form the double helix, this double helix structure is held and maintained by the hydrogen bonds that form between the nitrogenous basis between the two DNA strand. |
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