BIOLOGY
NUCLEIC ACIDS
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C, H, O
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C, H, O, N
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C, H, O, N, P
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C, H, O, Ca, S
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nucleic acids contain the same elements as proteins: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen; plus phosphorous (C, H, O, N, and P).
Detailed explanation-2: -All nucleic acids are made up of the same building blocks (monomers). Chemists call the monomers “nucleotides.” The five pieces are uracil, cytosine, thymine, adenine, and guanine.
Detailed explanation-3: -They are composed of nucleotides, which are the monomers made of three components: a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group and a nitrogenous base. The two main classes of nucleic acids are deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA).
Detailed explanation-4: -The five elements necessary to construct a nucleic acid chain are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus. The addition of phosphorus makes nucleic acid different to other categories of biocompounds, namely carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins.