deoxyribose
Genetic backbone component
Deoxyribose is a sugar molecule that forms the structural backbone of DNA.
It differs from ribose (found in RNA) by lacking one oxygen atom—hence the "deoxy" prefix.
Each nucleotide in DNA contains a deoxyribose unit linking the phosphate group to one of the four bases that encode genetic information.
Genetic code subunit
- adeninePurine nucleobase in DNA
- thymineDNA nitrogen base
- cytosinePyrimidine nucleobase in genetics
- guaninePurine nucleobase in DNA
chromosome · gene · replication · transcription · genome · polymerase · helix · telomere
Vertebral column, or courage
- phosphatePO₄ ion compound
- nucleosideBase-sugar molecular unit
- covalentSharing electrons between atoms
- polymerLarge repeated-unit molecule
chain · linkage · attachment · molecular
nucleotide
Genetic code subunit
guanine · chromosome · gene · replication · transcription · genome · polymerase · helix · telomere · histone
backbone
Vertebral column, or courage
- phosphatePO₄ ion compound
- nucleosideBase-sugar molecular unit
- covalentSharing electrons between atoms
polymer · chain · linkage · attachment · molecular
monosaccharide
Simplest carbohydrate form
- Biochemicalsamino acid, amino acids, protein, proteins, DNA
- geneticsDNA, allele, genotype, genes, gene
- carbohydratesglucose, fructose, sucrose, lactose, starch
- sugarsglucose, fructose, galactose, lactose, maltose
- deoxysugars
- DNA ReplicationDNA replication, replication, DNA polymerase, Okazaki fragments, genome duplication
deoxyriboseprotein
Folded amino chain
amino acid · lipid · fatty acid · polypeptide · phospholipid