Pyrimidines
Guanine
Nitrogenous base in both RNA and DNA, pairs with Cytosine
Nucleic Acids
Organic molecules that play essential roles regarding genetic information
Chromosome
Purines
One of two types of nitrogenous bases, it is characterized by their two fused rings. The two bases are adenine and guanine
mRNA
Messenger RNA is a type of RNA that carries genetic information from the DNA in the nucleus to the cytoplasm
There are equal amounts of Adenine to Thymine and Guanine to Cytosine
Sugar-Phosphate Backbone
Ribosomal RNA is a structural part of ribosomes
Hydrogen Bonding
Attractive force between a hydrogen molecule covalently bonded to an electronegative molecule
Gene
They are segments of DNA that contain the instructions for building proteins, which are essential for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's cells, tissues, and organs
Adenine
Nitrogenous base in both RNA and DNA, pairs with Thymine
One of the four nitrogenous bases, it pairs with Adenine in DNA.
DNA
Molecule that carries genetic information
Antiparallel Orientation
The opposite arrangement of the sugar-phosphate backbones in a DNA double helix
tRNA
RNA
A molecule that is essential for the expression of genetic information encoded in DNA and serves as a mediator between DNA and proteins.
Nitrogenous base in both RNA and DNA, pairs with Guanine
Uracil
One of the four nitrogenous bases, it pairs with Adenine in RNA.
Building blocks of DNA and RNA
In DNA, Adenine pairs with Thymine while Guanine pairs with Cytosine
