Hydrogen Bonding
Attractive force between a hydrogen molecule covalently bonded to an electronegative molecule
rRNA
Antiparallel Orientation
The opposite arrangement of the sugar-phosphate backbones in a DNA double helix
Guanine
Nitrogenous base in both RNA and DNA, pairs with Cytosine
Chargaff's Rule
Chromosome
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
Nucleotides
Building blocks of DNA and RNA
DNA
Molecule that carries genetic information
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.
Messenger RNA is a type of RNA that carries genetic information from the DNA in the nucleus to the cytoplasm
Nucleic Acids
Adenine
Nitrogenous base in both RNA and DNA, pairs with Guanine
Sugar-Phosphate Backbone
RNA
Thymine
Transfer RNA transports amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis
One of two types of nitrogenous bases, it is characterized by their two fused rings. The two bases are adenine and guanine
Uracil
One of the four nitrogenous bases, it pairs with Adenine in RNA.
Base Pairing Rules
In DNA, Adenine pairs with Thymine while Guanine pairs with Cytosine
