4. Nucleic Acids and The Origins Of Life

4.1

• Nucleic acids are informational macromolecules

  • Nucleic Acids are polymers specialized for the storage, transmission and use of genetic information.
  • There are two types of nucleic acids DNA and RNA
  • DNA encodes hereditary information and passes it from generation to generation.
  • Nucleic Acids are polymers composed of monomers called nucleotides. A nucleotide has three components:…