Question

What is the one part of the nucleotide that differs among the other different nucleotides?

Answer 1

The one part of the nucleotide that differs among the other different nucleotides is the nitrogenous base.

Further Explanation;

Nucleic Acids

Nucleic acids are one of the four major bio-molecules in nature. Nuclei acids is divided into two; RNA and DNA.

Nucleotides

• The building blocks of nucleic acids are Nucleotides which are made by a nitrogenous base which is specific to each nucleotide, a sugar and a phosphate group.

The main nucleotides are;

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Cytosine
• Thymine
• Uracil (RNA)

DNA

• DNA is a nucleic acid that is responsible for carrying genetic information in living organisms.
• It is through DNA that genetic information is passed from one organism to another through the process of DNA replication.
• Additionally, it carries the information that is used to make proteins which performs various functions in living cells.
• Each Nucleotide in DNA contains a nitrogenous base, a deoxyribose sugar, and a phosphate group.
• DNA molecules are made up of nitrogenous bases; Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine and Thymine.

RNA

• Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a type of nucleic acid, a molecule that plays a major role in the flow of information from the DNA to the proteins. For a gene to be expressed information has to be passed through the RNA.
• Each nucleotide in RNA contains a nitrogenous base, a ribose sugar, and a phosphate group.
• Nucleotides in RNA includes; Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine and uracil. Thymine in DNA is replaced with Uracil.

Keywords: DNA, RNA, Nucleotides

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Level: High school

Subject; Biology

Topic; Nucleic acids

Sub-topic: RNA and DNA structure

Answer 2

Aside from its nitrogen bases, all nucleotides are similar. The bases will either be adenine, cytosine, guanine, uracil, or thymine.