Quick Biochemistry - Nucleic Acids (Section 11 - No. 21)

Typically found in tissues as a nucleoprotein, inseparable from its protein component

A long polymer with diester bonds connecting nucleotides between C-3' and C-5'

Distinct from RNA, where connections are between C-2' and C-5'

Broken down by weak alkali (pH, to 100°C)