Answer:
DNA - Deoxyribonucleic acid, a macro molecule which has all the hereditary data or information in many living beings.
Function- DNA plays an important role in the production of proteins, along with the metabolism, and reproduction of the cells.
- Components- Deoxyribose sugar,
- A phosphate,
- A nitrogenous base.( adenine, guanine, thymine and cytosine)
Explanation:
Structure of DNA:
- The image is a simplified representation of a short DNA molecule, with deoxyribose sugar molecules in orange, linked to phosphate molecules through a special type of covalent linkage called the phosphodiester bond.
- Each nitrogenous base is represented by a different color – thymine in purple, adenine in green, cytosine in red and guanine in blue.
- The bases from each strand form hydrogen bonds with one another, stabilizing the double-stranded structure.
