INTRODUCTION TO NUCLEIC ACIDS

In nucleosides, the nitrogenous base is attached to the sugar via a __________ bond, specifically between the __________ carbon of the sugar and a nitrogen atom of the base.

In nucleotides, the phosphate group is attached to the sugar at the __________ carbon through a __________ bond.

A nucleoside formed by adenine and ribose is called __________, while the one formed by guanine and ribose is called __________.

The ribonucleoside formed by cytosine and ribose is called __________, while the one formed by uracil and ribose is called __________.

A deoxyribonucleoside formed by thymine and deoxyribose is called __________, while the one formed by cytosine and deoxyribose is called __________.

The deoxyribonucleoside formed by guanine and deoxyribose is __________, and the one formed by adenine and deoxyribose is __________.

_________ is the nucleoside formed by deoxyribose and uracil, although it is not commonly found in DNA.

The ribonucleotide formed by adenosine with one phosphate group is called __________, and with three phosphate groups is called __________.

Guanosine triphosphate is abbreviated as __________, while cytidine triphosphate is abbreviated as __________.

The ribonucleotide formed by uracil, ribose and one phosphate group is called __________.