| A | B |
|---|
| monomer subunit of a nucleic acid | nucleotides |
| purines | adenine and guanine |
| pyrimidines | cytosine and thymine |
| in DNA, A bonds with | T |
| in DNA, G bonds with | C |
| DNA | double stranded, contains T, contains deoxyribose |
| RNA | single stranded, contains U, contains ribose sugar |
| used in protein synthesis | RNA |
| remains in the nucleus, contains the instructions to make proteins | DNA |
| reaction to break a polymer into its monomer subunits | hydrolysis reaction |
| reaction to link monomers | condensation reaction or dehydration synthesis reaction |
| energy molecule of the body | ATP |
| macromolecule that contains the genetic information, codes for proteins and controls cell processes | nucleic acid |
| nitrogen containing base, phosphate group and 5 carbon sugar | parts of a nucleotide |
