DNA & RNA Structure Crossword

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  1. 5. A type of sugar normally made in the body from glucose.
  2. 8. A chemical compound that is used to make one of the building blocks of DNA and RNA. It is also a type of purine.
  3. 9. A chemical compound that is used to make one of the building blocks of DNA and RNA. It is also a type of pyrimidine.
  4. 10. A chemical compound that is used to make one of the building blocks of DNA and RNA. It is also a type of pyrimidine.
  5. 11. a complex organic substance in cells whose molecules consist of nucleotides linked in a chain
  6. 13. A form of phosphoric acid that is found in bones and makes up the DNA's backbone
  7. 14. A chemical compound that is used to make one of the building blocks of DNA and RNA. It is also a type of pyrimidine.
  8. 15. A chemical compound that is used to make one of the building blocks of DNA and RNA. It is also a type of purine.
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  1. 1. a molecule consisting of a nitrogen-containing a base, a phosphate group, and a sugar.
  2. 2. One of two chemical compounds that cells use to make the building blocks of DNA and RNA(cytosine, thymine, and uracil).
  3. 3. deoxyribonucleic acid
  4. 4. A five-carbon sugar molecule that helps form the phosphate backbone of DNA molecules.
  5. 6. ribonucleic acid
  6. 7. One of two chemical compounds that cells use to make the building blocks of DNA and RNA(adenine and guanine).
  7. 12. A structure found inside the nucleus of a cell that is made up of proteins and DNA organized into genes. Each cell usually contains 23 pairs.