Adenine Nitrogenous base in both RNA and DNA, pairs with Thymine
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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.
Thymine One of the four nitrogenous bases, it pairs with Adenine in DNA.
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Hydrogen Bonding
Nucleotides Building blocks of DNA and RNA
One of two types of nitrogenous bases, it is characterized by their two fused rings. The two bases are adenine and guanine
Organic molecules that play essential roles regarding genetic information
The opposite arrangement of the sugar-phosphate backbones in a DNA double helix
Base Pairing Rules
Pyrimidines
DNA Molecule that carries genetic information
tRNA Transfer RNA transports amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis
Chargaff's Rule There are equal amounts of Adenine to Thymine and Guanine to Cytosine
mRNA
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
Chromosome
Forms the structural framework of nucleic acids
RNA A molecule that is essential for the expression of genetic information encoded in DNA and serves as a mediator between DNA and proteins.
rRNA Ribosomal RNA is a structural part of ribosomes
Cytosine Nitrogenous base in both RNA and DNA, pairs with Guanine
Nitrogenous base in both RNA and DNA, pairs with Cytosine
Uracil One of the four nitrogenous bases, it pairs with Adenine in RNA.
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