Guanine
Nitrogenous base in both RNA and DNA, pairs with Cytosine
Gene
Molecule that carries genetic information
Purines
One of two types of nitrogenous bases, it is characterized by their two fused rings. The two bases are adenine and guanine
RNA
A molecule that is essential for the expression of genetic information encoded in DNA and serves as a mediator between DNA and proteins.
Chargaff's Rule
There are equal amounts of Adenine to Thymine and Guanine to Cytosine
Chromosome
Thread-like structures made of DNA and proteins found in the nucleus of most living cells. They carry genetic information in the form of genes
In DNA, Adenine pairs with Thymine while Guanine pairs with Cytosine
tRNA
Thymine
One of the four nitrogenous bases, it pairs with Adenine in DNA.
Nucleic Acids
Organic molecules that play essential roles regarding genetic information
Sugar-Phosphate Backbone
Forms the structural framework of nucleic acids
Adenine
Nitrogenous base in both RNA and DNA, pairs with Thymine
Messenger RNA is a type of RNA that carries genetic information from the DNA in the nucleus to the cytoplasm
Pyrimidines
Nucleotides
Uracil
Cytosine
Nitrogenous base in both RNA and DNA, pairs with Guanine
The opposite arrangement of the sugar-phosphate backbones in a DNA double helix
rRNA
Ribosomal RNA is a structural part of ribosomes
Attractive force between a hydrogen molecule covalently bonded to an electronegative molecule
