Biology: How Life Works
Biology: How Life Works
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781319017637
Author: James Morris, Daniel Hartl, Andrew Knoll, Melissa Michael, Robert Lue, Andrew Berry, Andrew Biewener, Brian Farrell, N. Michele Holbrook
Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education
Question
Book Icon
Chapter 13.2, Problem 6SAQ
Summary Introduction

Nucleotides are building blocks of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or ribonucleic acid (RNA). The nucleotide is composed of a nitrogenous base, sugar, and phosphate group. DNA is a genetic material, which consists of a long stretch of nucleotide sequences. DNA carries genetic information from mother to offspring in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Replication, transcription, and translation are important processes of the central dogma of biology. In DNA replication, two identical copies of DNA molecules are produced from the single DNA molecule. Transcription is known as a synthesis of ribonucleic acid (RNA) from a specific segment of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).

Blurred answer
Students have asked these similar questions
Does a sequence contain a gene?
What is the relation of the sequence of the template strand of DNA to the nucleotide sequence of the mRNA?
In what ways does the double helix explain the essential properties of a gene?
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Similar questions
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
Human Biology (MindTap Course List)
Biology
ISBN:9781305112100
Author:Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan
Publisher:Cengage Learning