Pyrimidines
One of the two types of nitrogenous bases, They are characterized by a six-membered ring structure composed of four carbon atoms and two nitrogen atoms.The two bases are thymine and cytosine.
RNA
A molecule that is essential for the expression of genetic information encoded in DNA and serves as a mediator between DNA and proteins.
Base Pairing Rules
DNA
Antiparallel Orientation
The opposite arrangement of the sugar-phosphate backbones in a DNA double helix
tRNA
Transfer RNA transports amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis
Guanine
Nitrogenous base in both RNA and DNA, pairs with Cytosine
rRNA
Hydrogen Bonding
Purines
Gene
Nitrogenous base in both RNA and DNA, pairs with Guanine
One of the four nitrogenous bases, it pairs with Adenine in RNA.
Organic molecules that play essential roles regarding genetic information
Chromosome
Nitrogenous base in both RNA and DNA, pairs with Thymine
Nucleotides
Building blocks of DNA and RNA
Messenger RNA is a type of RNA that carries genetic information from the DNA in the nucleus to the cytoplasm
Sugar-Phosphate Backbone
Forms the structural framework of nucleic acids
Thymine
One of the four nitrogenous bases, it pairs with Adenine in DNA.
Chargaff's Rule
There are equal amounts of Adenine to Thymine and Guanine to Cytosine
