Nucleic acid - The class of macromolecule that includes DNA and RNA. All nucleic acids are mode out of nucleotide monomers, Polymer - A large molecule that is made up of small, repeated monomer subunits, Nucleotide - This monomoer subunit of nucleic acids. Made up of a nitrogen-containing base , a five carbon sugar molecule and a phosphate group, DNA - A double stranded nucleic acid chain made up of nucleotides. It carries the instructions for proteins which are required for survival, RNA - A single stranded nucleic acid chain made up of nucleotides. Includes tRNA, mRNA and rRNA, Antiparallel - A characteristic of DNA strands describing each strand runs in an opposite direction to each other, Complementary base pairing - Describes how nucleotides can form hydrogen bonds with each other. C pairs with G, A pairs with T, Double helix - The structure of double stranded DNA in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, where each DNA strand wraps around a central axis,

Section 2B - Nucleic acids and proteins

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