Nucleotides
The basic unit of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is called the nucleotide which is comprised of the following:-
The basic unit of RNA is also the nucleotide which is composed of:-
The five nitrogenous bases can be divided into either purines or pyrimidine .
The purine bases are:-
The pyrimidine bases are:-
- A deoxyribose sugar
- A phosphate group
- A nitrogenous base (Guanine, cytosine, adenine, or thymine)
The basic unit of RNA is also the nucleotide which is composed of:-
- A ribose sugar
- A phosphate group
- A nitrogenous base (Guanine, cytosine, adenine, or uracil)
The five nitrogenous bases can be divided into either purines or pyrimidine .
The purine bases are:-
- Adenine
- Guanine
The pyrimidine bases are:-
- Cytosine
- Thymine
- Uracil
