1.

What is the difference between nucleotide and nucleoside ? Give one example of each.

Answer»
S.No.NucleotideNucleoside
(i)Nucleotide is made up of base, sugar and phosphoric acid.Nitrogenous base and sugar form a nucleoside.
(ii)Nucleotide of RNA is called ribonucleotide and nucleotide having deoxyribonucleotide is called deoxyribonucleotide.Nucleoside with - ribose sugar is called riboside or ribonucleoside. Nucleoside with deoxyribose sugar is called deoxyribonucleoside.
(iii)Example : Adenylic acid, guanylic acid, cytidylic acid, thymidylic acid, uridylic acid, AMP.Example: Adenosine, guanosine, cytidine, thymidine and uridine.


Discussion

No Comment Found

Related InterviewSolutions