Question

components of nucleic acids

1. phosphate
2. ribose sugar
3. deoxyribose sugar
4. uracil
5. thymine
6. adenine
7. guanine
8. cytosine

what #s represent the genetic code?

Explanation:

The genetic code is carried by nucleotides. Nucleotides include nitrogen - containing bases (adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine in DNA; adenine, uracil, guanine, cytosine in RNA). Phosphates and sugars (ribose or deoxyribose) are part of the nucleotide structure but do not directly represent the genetic code. So the bases (5. Thymine, 6. Adenine, 7. Guanine, 8. Cytosine) represent the genetic code.

Answer:

C. 5,6,7,8