structure of DNA and RNA

• DNA stands for -

  deoxyribonucleic acid
• RNA stands for -

  ribonucleic acid
• DNA function -

  hold genetic info
• RNA function -

  transfer info from DNA to ribosomes
• ribosomes made of -

  rRNA and a protein
• what does a nucleotide contain?

  pentose, organic base, and phosphate group
• DNA nucleotide has -

  deoxyribose, ATCG, phosphate group
• RNA nucleotide has -

  pentose, AUCG, ribose sugar
• bonds formed -

  phophodiester
• structure of DNA -

  double helix, two nucleotides held by H bonds between comp base pairing, antiparallel strands
• RNA structure -

  short, straight polynucleotide chain