Sugar-Phosphate Backbone
Forms the structural framework of nucleic acids
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.
Gene
tRNA
Transfer RNA transports amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis
Ribosomal RNA is a structural part of ribosomes
Hydrogen Bonding
Chargaff's Rule
There are equal amounts of Adenine to Thymine and Guanine to Cytosine
The opposite arrangement of the sugar-phosphate backbones in a DNA double helix
Thymine
One of the four nitrogenous bases, it pairs with Adenine in DNA.
In DNA, Adenine pairs with Thymine while Guanine pairs with Cytosine
Guanine
Nitrogenous base in both RNA and DNA, pairs with Cytosine
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
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.
Nucleic Acids
DNA
Molecule that carries genetic information
Building blocks of DNA and RNA
Uracil
Cytosine
Nitrogenous base in both RNA and DNA, pairs with Guanine
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
