Chapter 16, Problem 3TYK

Summary Introduction

Introduction: Nucleotides are ubiquitous molecules and building blocks of the nucleic acids. They consist of three subunits of molecules, namely a nitrogenous base, a ribose or deoxyribose sugar, and at least one phosphate group. The nitrogenous bases of the nucleotides consist of a purine or pyrimidine base that is linked to the ribose. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is made up of deoxyribonucleotides, whereas the ribonucleic acid (RNA) is made up of ribonucleotides.