Chemistry - Biochemistry - Nucleic acids - DNA and RNA - DNA and RNA Chemistry

5-step guide. Step 1: 'NUCLEOTIDE = Sugar + Base + Phosphate. This is the monomer of nucleic acids. The sugar-phosphate backbone is the same for all nucleotides. The BASE carries the genetic information (sequence of A, T/U, G, C).' Step 2: 'DNA STRUCTURE: Double helix (Watson-Crick). Two antiparalle