Adenine
Nitrogenous base in both RNA and DNA, pairs with Thymine
Antiparallel Orientation
The opposite arrangement of the sugar-phosphate backbones in a DNA double helix
Nitrogenous base in both RNA and DNA, pairs with Guanine
Nitrogenous base in both RNA and DNA, pairs with Cytosine
Gene
Hydrogen Bonding
Attractive force between a hydrogen molecule covalently bonded to an electronegative molecule
Molecule that carries genetic information
RNA
A molecule that is essential for the expression of genetic information encoded in DNA and serves as a mediator between DNA and proteins.
There are equal amounts of Adenine to Thymine and Guanine to Cytosine
One of two types of nitrogenous bases, it is characterized by their two fused rings. The two bases are adenine and guanine
tRNA
Chromosome
Organic molecules that play essential roles regarding genetic information
Base Pairing Rules
Forms the structural framework of nucleic acids
mRNA
Messenger RNA is a type of RNA that carries genetic information from the DNA in the nucleus to the cytoplasm
Pyrimidines
rRNA
Uracil
One of the four nitrogenous bases, it pairs with Adenine in RNA.
Nucleotides
Building blocks of DNA and RNA
One of the four nitrogenous bases, it pairs with Adenine in DNA.
