Nucleic acids

5 carbon atoms in each sugar makes up DNA. It is a pentose sugar called deoxyribose.

Uracil is the base that replaces thymine in RNA. It is not found in DNA.

DNA stands for deoxyribose nucleic acid. It is the molecule that contains the genetic information of the cell.

The monomer of DNA is a nucleotide. DNA is a polynucleotide.

A+T, C+G. This is…