Carbon could form to Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins and Nucleic Acids when bonded with other carbon atoms
Answer:
Explanation:
In the structure of Nucleic acids the nucleobases (nucleotide and bases) are arranged is a specific form.This form of arrangement is called Base stacking.It simply refers to the bond formed between the adjacent bases.
These nitrogenous bases of (A,T,C.G) pairing in DNA are in planes in geometry.The bases planes stack with one another.This form of arrangement give rooms for more Van der Waals interactions in the plane of the bases.Although the Van der Waals are weak interactions,the bond ensure that these bases are braided or twisted together to give maximum energy,to maintain stability of the bases,and therefore of DNA structure
Therefore in water and other aqueous solution the stability of structure of DNA is enhanced by the base stacking,(coiling or twisting)with maximum van der waals interaction among the bases, than the hydrogen bonds formed between bases.Generally there are more stacking among G-C,than A-T,thus the former pairing contribute more the structural stability than the latter (A-T)
The importance of this compartmental arrangement is the fact that the mediastinum region of the body houses essential organs. The region contains the thymus, pericardial cavity, trachea, esophagus and major blood vessels. The separation provides these body parts with a barrier of tissues. The mediastinum also separates one lung from the other. This is functionally important as it allows one lung to work independently of the other in cases where one may be diseased or injured.
Answer: Option B) phosphate; hydroxyl; 3'
We identify nucleic acid strand orientation on the basis of important chemical functional groups. These are the phosphate group attached to the 5' carbon atom of the sugar portion of a nucleotide and the hydroxyl group attached to the 3'
carbon atom
Explanation:
For both RNA and DNA, chemical groups such as phosphate (PO3-) attaches to the 5' carbon of the pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA, ribose in RNA).
While hydroxyl group (OH) attaches to the 3' carbon atom of the pentose sugar.
Thus, a nucleic acid structure structure reveals a several repeating units of nucleotides where nitrogenous base links to a pentose sugar, who in turns is linked to phosphate group