Ward's® DNA And RNA Molecular Structure Lab Activity

Help students visualize the simplest part of a nucleic acid.

Students will construct all of the structural components that make up DNA and RNA, including ribose and deoxyribose sugars, phosphate, and all the nitrogenous bases. They will then form a complete nucleotide chain to examine the structural differences between DNA and RNA. The models also demonstrate the spatial relationship between the individual atoms that comprise the components of the nucleotide.