● A nucleotide has three components –
`star` A `color{Violet}"nitrogenous base"`
`star` A `color{Violet}"pentose sugar"` (ribose in case of RNA, and deoxyribose for DNA)
`star` A `color{Violet}"phosphate group"`.
● There are two types of nitrogenous bases – `color{Violet}"Purines"` (Adenine and Guanine), and `color{Violet}"Pyrimidines"` (Cytosine, Uracil and Thymine).
● `color{Violet}"Cytosine"` is common for both `color{Violet}"DNA and RNA"` and `color{Violet}"Thymine"` is present in `color{Violet}"DNA"`.
● `color{Violet}"Uracil"` is present in `color{Violet}"RNA"` at the place of Thymine.
● A nitrogenous base is linked to the pentose sugar through a `color{Violet}"N-glycosidic linkage"` to form a `color{Violet}"nucleoside"`
● E.g.: `color{Violet}"adenosine"` or `color{brown}"deoxyadenosine"`, `color{Violet}"guanosine"` or `color{brown}"deoxyguanosine"`, `color{Violet}"cytidine"` or `color{brown}"deoxycytidine"` and `color{Violet}"uridine"` or `color{brown}"deoxythymidine"`.
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● A nucleotide has three components –
`star` A `color{Violet}"nitrogenous base"`
`star` A `color{Violet}"pentose sugar"` (ribose in case of RNA, and deoxyribose for DNA)
`star` A `color{Violet}"phosphate group"`.
● There are two types of nitrogenous bases – `color{Violet}"Purines"` (Adenine and Guanine), and `color{Violet}"Pyrimidines"` (Cytosine, Uracil and Thymine).
● `color{Violet}"Cytosine"` is common for both `color{Violet}"DNA and RNA"` and `color{Violet}"Thymine"` is present in `color{Violet}"DNA"`.
● `color{Violet}"Uracil"` is present in `color{Violet}"RNA"` at the place of Thymine.
● A nitrogenous base is linked to the pentose sugar through a `color{Violet}"N-glycosidic linkage"` to form a `color{Violet}"nucleoside"`
● E.g.: `color{Violet}"adenosine"` or `color{brown}"deoxyadenosine"`, `color{Violet}"guanosine"` or `color{brown}"deoxyguanosine"`, `color{Violet}"cytidine"` or `color{brown}"deoxycytidine"` and `color{Violet}"uridine"` or `color{brown}"deoxythymidine"`.
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