Answer to Question #182356 in Genetics for Sam

Question

describe structures of all nucleic acids separately and briefly. Also something briefly about their function.

Answer 1

Nucleic acids are composed of nucleotides, each of which contains a pentose sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base. Deoxyribonucleotides within DNA contain deoxyribose as the pentose sugar. DNA contains the pyrimidines cytosine and thymine, and the purines adenine and guanine.