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Question
Label the parts of the DNA in the diagram given below. Explain the structure briefly.
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Solution
DNA is the hereditary material as it contains genetic information. DNA is a large molecule, consisting of millions of nucleotides. Each nucleotide consists of three compounds.
Nucleotides in a DNA
(a) A sugar molecule – Deoxy Ribose sugar
(b) A nitrogenous base [Purines and Pyrimidines]
- Purines (Adenine and Guanine)
- Pyrimidines (Cytosine and Thymine)
(c) A phosphate group Nucleoside and Nucleotide:
Nucleoside = Nitrogen base + sugar
Nucleotide = Nucleoside + Phosphate
The nucleotides are formed according to the purines and pyrimidines present in them.
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