THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
STRUCTURE OF NUCLEIC ACIDS
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1:2:few
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1:1
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1:2:1
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none
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nucleotides, as they appear in RNA, contain on average 36.2% C, 16% N, and 9.6% P; the elemental composition of nucleotides in DNA is very similar. Thus, nucleotides in nucleic acids have N levels that are similar to those found in protein (16% vs. 17%), which are in turn much higher than levels in most organisms.
Detailed explanation-2: -The basic elements that compose DNA are five atoms: carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorous, and hydrogen. A nucleoside is the combination of these atoms into two structures, a five-carbon sugar molecule called deoxyribose, which is responsible for the name of DNA, and a phosphate group.
Detailed explanation-3: -if it contains carbon, hydrogen and oxygen only in the ratio of 1:2:1, then it is a carbohydrate. If it contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen, then it might be a protein.
Detailed explanation-4: -During transcription, the RNA polymerase read the template DNA strand in the 3′