D. NUCLEIC ACIDS

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• D. NUCLEIC ACIDS
• ARE MADE OF
• THE ELEMENTS
• C,H,O,N,P

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2. INCLUDE DNA AND RNA
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3. ARE LARGE COMPLEX ORGANIC MOLECULES THAT
STORE AND TRANSMIT HEREDITARY INFORMATION,
CONTAIN THE CODE FOR SEQUENCING AMINO ACIDS
INTO PROTEINS
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4. USE A SYSTEM OF 4 COMPOUNDS TO STORE
HEREDITARY INFORMATION.
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5. THE SEQUENCE OF THE FOUR COMPOUNDS OR BASES
DETERMINES THE GENETIC CODE OF THE ORGANISM.
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6. THE FOUR BASES ARE ADENINE THYMINE
CYTOSINE GUANINE
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ADENINE
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GUANINE
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CYTOSINE
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THYMINE
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7. DNA STANDS FOR DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID
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8. RNA STANDS FOR RIBONUCLEIC ACID
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9. THE MONOMERS OF NUCLEIC ACIDS ARE CALLED
NUCLEOTIDES
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