Answer to Question #112737 in Chemistry for Rachel

Question

For the following nucleotides, identify the components and whether the nucleotide is found in DNA only, RNA only, or both DNA and RNA:
a.deoxyguanosine-5'- monophosphate (dGMP) b.adenosine-5'-monophosphate (AMP)

Answer 1

a.deoxyguanosine-5'- monophosphate (dGMP) is found only in DNA. This nucleotide is composed of deoxyguanosine containing deoxyribose that is only present in DNA.

b.adenosine-5'-monophosphate (AMP) is found only in RNA. The nucleotide contains adenosine composed of ribose and adenine. As ribose is a characteristic of RNA, this nucleotide is a component of RNA.