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Nucleotide Metabolism

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Which of the following would you typically expect to find in RNA but not in DNA?

a. Cytosine

b. Deoxyribose

c. Phosphodiester

d. Thymine

e. Uracil

Which of the following would you typically expect to find in DNA but not in RNA?

a. Adenine

b. Cytosine

c. Deoxyribose

d. Phosphodiester

e. Uracil

There are many kinds of nucleotides in our bodies. Among them they perform a large number of very different functions. Which of the following is a function NOT performed by nucleotides?

a. Carrying sugars in glycogen biosynthesis

b. Conversion into coenzymes

c. Conversion into amino acids

d. Incoporation into DNA

e. Phosphorylation of proteins

f. Storage of energy

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John C. Lee, Ph.D.

Undergraduate Medical Education, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio