Nucleic Acids

• The universal nature of the genetic code demonstrates all life forms have common ancestry
• what makes up the backbone of DNA is Deoxyribose and phosphate
• Base pairs make up the ‘rungs of the ladder’. Which of the following would not be found in DNA? Uracil
• The bases are joined to carbon

  
• The complementary bases are linked by what type of bond? Hydrogen bonds
• RNA Structure

  
• DNA - Thymine + Adenine , Guanine + Cytosine
• RNA - Uracil + Adenine and cytosine pairs with Guanine.
• The two strands of DNA are known as antiparallel. Which is the correct representation of this?