Q. 17.5 - An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry

Question

What are the names and abbreviations of the four nucleotides in DNA?

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

The names and abbreviations of the nucleotides are determined.

Name	Abbreviation
1) deoxyadenosine 5' - monophosphate	d AMP
2) deoxyguanosine 5' - monophosphate	d GMP
3) deoxycytidine 5' - monophosphate	d CMP
3) deoxythymidine 5' - monophosphate	d TMP

Step 1 : Introduction

The objective is to determine the names and abbreviations of the nucleotides in DNA

Step 2 : Explanation

The four nucleotides are calculated as follows:

Name	Abbreviation
1) deoxyadenosine 5' - monophosphate	d AMP
2) deoxyguanosine 5' - monophosphate	d GMP
3) deoxycytidine 5' - monophosphate	d CMP
3) deoxythymidine 5' - monophosphate	d TMP