NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
BIOCHEMISTRY
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nucleotides
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amino acids
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monosaccharides
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fatty acids
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Detailed explanation-1: -A nucleotide is the basic building block of nucleic acids (RNA and DNA). A nucleotide consists of a sugar molecule (either ribose in RNA or deoxyribose in DNA) attached to a phosphate group and a nitrogen-containing base. The bases used in DNA are adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G) and thymine (T).
Detailed explanation-2: -Basic structure Nucleic acids are polynucleotides-that is, long chainlike molecules composed of a series of nearly identical building blocks called nucleotides. Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogen-containing aromatic base attached to a pentose (five-carbon) sugar, which is in turn attached to a phosphate group.
Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. The building blocks of DNA are nucleotides, which consist of the sugar deoxyribose, a phosphate group, and one of four nitrogenous bases; adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), and thymine (T). DNA is composed of two strands of DNA nucleotides.