Ribo-This is short for ribose and it is a pentose sugar. Contrast this with the sugar group in DNA which is dexoyribose. Nucleic-Refers to the fact that it originates in the nucleus.
DNA is a double helix formed by base pairs attached to a sugar-phosphate backbone. DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms.
Double Helix of DNA The DNA structure is a double helix that â¢ consists of two strands of nucleotides that form a double helix structure like a spiral staircase. â¢ has hydrogen bonds between the bases AâT and GâC. â¢ has bases along one strand that complement the bases along the other.