NUCLEOTIDES

Kit Contents:
60 white 1-peg hydrogen atom centers
16 blue 4-peg nitrogen atom centers
5 red 4-peg oxygen atom centers
25 red 2-peg oxygen atom centers
40 black 4-peg carbon atom centers
3 purple 5-peg phosphorous atom centers
128-1.25" PVC, clear bonds (single bonds)
30-1.625" PVC, clear bonds (double bonds)
6-2" PVC, white bonds (H bonds)
5-.75" PVC, white bonds (glycosidic bonds)
318 total pieces
Lab procedure and answer key PDF on this website.

Students construct the common bases, A, G, C, T (alternately U), bond them to a deoxyribose (or ribose) model which is bonded to phosphate. The nucleotides of DNA are then hydrogen bonded to show two bases pairs. A short strand of RNA can also be demonstrated.

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