HUMAN NUTRITION

Detailed explanation-1: -Nucleic acids are molecules that consist of the genetic information of an individual. The main two examples of nucleic acids are Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and Ribonucleic acid (RNA). DNA and RNA are composed of nucleotides that consist of three components-a pentose sugar, a nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group.

Detailed explanation-2: -The two main classes of nucleic acids are deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA).

Detailed explanation-3: -Unlike DNA, however, RNA is most often single-stranded. An RNA molecule has a backbone made of alternating phosphate groups and the sugar ribose, rather than the deoxyribose found in DNA. Attached to each sugar is one of four bases: adenine (A), uracil (U), cytosine (C) or guanine (G).

Detailed explanation-4: -While the nitrogenous bases adenine, guanine, and cytosine are identified in both DNA and RNA, thymine is found only in DNA, and uracil is found only in RNA [24].