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UracilPyrimidinesNucleotidesNitrogenous baseNucleotide basesDouble helixMoleculesCytosine and thymineNucleoside phosphorylase deficiencyDeoxyriboseNucleosidesXanthineMoleculeGeneticPhosphate groupComplementaryNucleobasesUric acidStrandsMetabolismAtomsAlways pairsDeoxyribonucleicAdenosine deaminaseNucleic acidOrganicReplicationBindsAromaticBiochemistryStructuresPentoseProteinsRibonucleic acidStrandInosineBiochemicalMolecularProtein synthesisMethyl groupC5H5N5CompriseHydrogen bonds with cytosinePair with cytosine
Uracil32
Pyrimidines32
Nucleotides33
Nitrogenous base12
  • Each nucleotide is made up of three parts: a nitrogen-containing ring structure called a nitrogenous base, a five-carbon sugar, and at least one phosphate group. (khanacademy.org)
  • Image of the components of DNA and RNA, including the sugar (deoxyribose or ribose), phosphate group, and nitrogenous base. (khanacademy.org)
  • These components of the nucleic acids are linked together covalently through a glycosidic bond formed between the sugar unit and the nitrogenous base. (herbs2000.com)
  • RNA is made from monomers of the sugar β-D-ribose and the sugar along with the nitrogenous base and inorganic phosphate is called a ribonucleotide - without the phosphate, it's a nucleoside. (herbs2000.com)
  • DNA is made of monomers formed by the pentose sugar deoxy-ribose, along with a nitrogenous base and inorganic phosphate to make a deoxyribonucleotide. (herbs2000.com)
  • Each nucleotide consists of a sugar molecule (deoxyribose), a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base. (regeneruslabs.com)
  • The other two components of DNA (and RNA) are a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group. (magoosh.com)
  • The essential parts of the nucleotide are a nitrogenous base, deoxyribose (5-carbon sugar), and a phosphate group. (worksheetstemplate.com)
  • The nucleotide is identified as relying on the nitrogenous base. (worksheetstemplate.com)
  • The first is a distinct nitrogenous base, which is adenine, cytosine, guanine or thymine. (onelovefilm.com)
  • Each nitrogenous base in a nucleotide is attached to a sugar molecule, which is attached to one or more phosphate groups. (onelovefilm.com)
  • What Are the Three Components of a Nucleotide June 21st, 2018 - The three components of a nucleotide are the nitrogenous base the five carbon sugar and the phosphate group In turn''RNA STRUCTURE Life Sciences Cyberbridge 6 / 9 You know that a nucleotide is differentiated from a nucleoside by one phosphate group. (onelovefilm.com)
Nucleotide bases4
  • The Keys of Enoch® (Key 202), already in 1973, told us that the nucleotide bases are part of the greater cosmic creation based on the "seed forms" which are really wave functions of life that code for our creation. (futurescience.org)
  • Experimental evidences reveal that the nucleotide bases are also capable of forming a wide variety of pairing between bases in various geometries, having hydrogen bonding patterns different from those observed in Canonical Base Pairs (Figure 1). (wikiversity.org)
  • An important enzyme known as DNA helicase breaks the hydrogen bonds that be a part of the complementary nucleotide bases to one another. (worksheetstemplate.com)
  • DNA is composed of alternating sugar and phosphate groups, with the sugar attached to 1 of 4 possible nucleotide bases (adenosine, cytosine, guanine, thymidine). (cdc.gov)
Double helix13
  • Since the hydrogen formation occurs between two different strands of linear DNA, it results in the formation of a DNA double helix - formed by two complementary DNA strands holding genetic information. (herbs2000.com)
  • o 10A G C A T T A T A G C Major G C groove T A T A T A Minor A T groove A T o A T 34A C G G C T A T A G C G C G C T A A T C G T A T A DNA DOUBLE HELIX 1. (slideserve.com)
  • DNA is composed of two linked strands that wind around each other, resembling a twisted ladder - a shape known as the double helix. (regeneruslabs.com)
  • In the structure of the DNA double helix, adenine always pairs up with thymine through two hydrogen bonds, ensuring the stability of the DNA structure. (difference.wiki)
  • In DNA, two strands are joined by the hydrogen bonds to make the structure called the double helix. (researchtweet.com)
  • The members of each base pair can fit together within the double helix only if the two strands of the helix are antiparallel. (researchtweet.com)
  • 13. Which DNA double helix do you think would be harder to separate into two strands: DNA composed predominantly of AT base pairs, or of GC base pairs? (wegglab.com)
  • The DNA double helix looks like a twisted ladder. (wegglab.com)
  • Is there mostly empty space between the atoms in a DNA double helix? (wegglab.com)
  • In 1953, biochemists James Watson and Francis Crick published the first model of the DNA double helix. (chemistrytalk.org)
  • The sugar and phosphate group make up the backbone of the DNA double helix, while the bases are located in the middle. (knowgenetics.org)
  • Chemical bonds (hydrogen bonds) between the bases that are across from one another hold the two strands of the double helix together. (knowgenetics.org)
  • The double helix shape is the result of the hydrogen bonds between the nitrogen bases, which form the "rungs" of the ladder while the phosphate and pentose sugar (forming phosphodiester bonds) form the upright parts of the ladder. (onelovefilm.com)
Molecules12
  • Purine also gives its name to the wider class of molecules, purines, which include substituted purines and their tautomers. (wikipedia.org)
  • Bases These are molecules with one or two nitrogen-containing ring structures. (agemed.org)
  • RNA is used only as a messenger in higher forms of "true" life excluding the viruses , in these forms, the RNA molecules are written using the DNA as the template. (herbs2000.com)
  • It is a regulatory molecule and a component of DNA, RNA, cofactors nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD), flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) and signaling molecules (cAMP). (sigmaaldrich.com)
  • Gel electrophoresis -- The separation of the molecules of various ionic compounds dissolved in solution based on the compounds' different rates of movement through an electric field applied to the solution. (nih.gov)
  • 3. Analyze structure of RNA and DNA molecules. (ppt-online.org)
  • The structures of polynucleotide strands of both DNA and RNA molecules can be understood in terms of sugar-phosphate backbones consisting of phosphodiester-linked D 2' deoxyribofuranose (D ribofuranose in RNA) sugar moieties, with purine or pyrimidine nucleobases covalently linked to them. (wikiversity.org)
  • Purine is a crucial nitrogen-containing compound that forms part of the building blocks of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid) molecules, the genetic material in all living organisms. (hellovaia.com)
  • Molecules of adenine (A) and guanine (G) are known as the purine bases. (hellovaia.com)
  • Thymine (2, 4-dioxy-5-methyl pyrimidine): (C5H6O2N2), found in DNA molecules only, has MW=126.13 Daltons. (tuiasi.ro)
  • A pair of nitrogenous bases make up the steps of the DNA ladder, whereas the perimeters of the ladder are manufactured from deoxyribose and phosphate molecules. (worksheetstemplate.com)
  • Usually, the NOE and NMRD in B-DNA is expected to be less ``integral'' than methods can only provide bounds on the residence water molecules buried inside proteins. (lu.se)
Cytosine and thymine1
Nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency5
  • AMP, GMP, and IMP shift PRPP amido transferase from a small form to a large form.B. Human diseases that involve abnormalities in purine metabolism include gout, Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, adenosine deaminase deficiency, and purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency. (euroasfalti.net)
  • doi: 10.1080/15257770.2015.1125001 that involve abnormalities in purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency ):578-594. (euroasfalti.net)
  • In purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency, similar changes occur, resulting in elevated deoxy-GTP (dGTP) levels. (medscape.com)
  • In a further description of the mechanism of T-cell depletion in purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency, Arpaia et al reported increased in vivo apoptosis of T cells and increased in vitro sensitivity to gamma irradiation in a murine model. (medscape.com)
  • [ 3 ] The immune deficiency in purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency may be the result of inhibited mitochondrial DNA repair due to the accumulation of dGTP in the mitochondria. (medscape.com)
Deoxyribose7
  • The purine bases are guanine (G) and adenine (A) which form corresponding nucleosides-deoxyribonucleosides (deoxyguanosine and deoxyadenosine) with deoxyribose moiety and ribonucleosides (guanosine, adenosine) with ribose moiety. (wikipedia.org)
  • Still later, there were claims that sugars and sugar-related compounds were discovered, which excited many because the backbones of DNA and RNA contain the sugars deoxyribose and ribose respectively. (creation.com)
  • And in the case of DNA, the sugar is deoxyribose, and in the case of RNA, the sugar is ribose. (magoosh.com)
  • DNA, for instance, is comprised of deoxyribose sugars rather than ribose sugars, as is the case of RNA. (zmescience.com)
  • 2. RNA has a ribose sugar instead of a deoxyribose sugar like DNA. (researchtweet.com)
  • Composed of deoxyribose, phosphate, and bases, DNA seems so easy, but it determines so much of who we're. (worksheetstemplate.com)
  • This nucleotide contains the five-carbon sugar deoxyribose (at center), a nucleobase called adenine (upper right), and one phosphate group (left). (onelovefilm.com)
Nucleosides3
Xanthine4
Molecule7
  • The sugar molecule has a central position in the nucleotide, with the base attached to one of its carbons and the phosphate group (or groups) attached to another. (khanacademy.org)
  • Mapping, gene -- Determination of the relative positions of genes on a chromosome (or other DNA molecule) and of the distance, in linkage units or physical units, between them. (nih.gov)
  • On the other hand, base pairs are formed when two complementary nitrogenous bases come together and bind within the DNA molecule. (regeneruslabs.com)
  • Adenine is a component of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a molecule involved in energy transfer. (difference.wiki)
  • NAD+ is a molecule derived from adenine that plays a role in metabolism. (difference.wiki)
  • In a DNA molecule, a pyrimidine base always pairs with a purine base. (tuiasi.ro)
  • A nucleotide is an organic molecule that is the building block of DNA and RNA. (onelovefilm.com)
Genetic18
  • Defects in enzymes that control purine production and breakdown can severely alter a cell's DNA sequences, which may explain why people who carry certain genetic variants of purine metabolic enzymes have a higher risk for some types of cancer. (wikipedia.org)
  • This could be important, because these are the letters of the genetic code that stores the information of life in DNA and RNA . (creation.com)
  • DNA is the genetic material found in living organisms, all the way from single-celled bacteria to multicellular mammals like you and me. (khanacademy.org)
  • Some viruses use RNA, not DNA, as their genetic material, but aren't technically considered to be alive (since they cannot reproduce without help from a host). (khanacademy.org)
  • Our DNA contains the 'blueprints' or genetic information for our cells to function and reproduce. (differencebetween.net)
  • Bacteria - called prokaryotes - along with all the "higher organisms" collectively called the eukaryotes use DNA as their primary carrier of genetic information and RNA as an information messenger. (herbs2000.com)
  • DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid -- The primary genetic material of all cellular organisms and the DNA viruses. (nih.gov)
  • DNA testing has grown in popularity as it offers information about an individual's genetic predispositions related to various aspects of health and well-being. (regeneruslabs.com)
  • A DNA test will allow you to learn about your client's genetic makeup and provide personalised information about their health, risk factors, and other traits. (regeneruslabs.com)
  • 5' - & 3' - End labeling of nucleic acids, Sequencing of nucleic acids, Nucleic acid hybridization, Making of labelled hybridization probes, Gene cloning, Studies on mechanism of DNA repair and DNA replication, Transcription of genetic message to RNA, Translation of genetic information from RNA to protein. (britatom.gov.in)
  • DNA is a sort of genetic blueprint responsible for storing and transferring genetic information. (zmescience.com)
  • This pairing is a fundamental concept in the study of genetics and forms the basis of how genetic information is stored and transferred in cells. (hellovaia.com)
  • DNA is the main component of chromosomes and the carrier of all genetic information. (magoosh.com)
  • Nucleic acids (DNA & RNA) are the building blocks of genetic material. (bankofbiology.com)
  • DNA is the genetic material in most of the organisms. (bankofbiology.com)
  • Direct and indirect ionization of DNA is ultimately responsible for the DNA alterations that adversely affect the structural and genetic integrity of the system. (cdc.gov)
  • Genetic sequences of the bases are read in groups of three (called a triplet), with a possibility of 64 configurations or "words" in which to code information. (cdc.gov)
  • Two genetic defects of the purine salvage pathway account for two immunodeficiencies that result in severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). (medscape.com)
Phosphate group2
  • One flat, heterocyclic, nitrogen rich organic base and lastly one phosphate group - this last unit of the nucleic acid polymer is responsible for the acidic nature of the nucleic acid as it is very negative in charge. (herbs2000.com)
  • Nitrogen base + sugar + phosphate group = Nucleotide (deoxyribonucleotide). (bankofbiology.com)
Complementary7
  • This is called complementary base pairing. (wikipedia.org)
  • What Liu and colleagues managed to do is they engineered an enzyme that targets the "A" base and changes it into a base called inosine, which is read as as guanine, the "G." Then, the cell's DNA repair machinery tries to 'fix' the complementary strand of DNA across the gap where the T is by inserting a C. What you eventually get is an A-T to G-C conversion. (zmescience.com)
  • For instance, if a section of a DNA strand has the sequence AGGCTA, the complementary strand will have the sequence TCCGAT. (hellovaia.com)
  • This relationship is called complementary base paring. (knowgenetics.org)
  • These complementary bases are bonded together via hydrogen bonds, which can be easily broken apart when the DNA needs to unzip and duplicate itself. (knowgenetics.org)
  • The nucleobase is paired in the case of double-stranded DNA, where they pair in a complementary fashion. (notesbard.com)
  • DNA polymerase synthesizes a strand complementary to the template. (worksheetstemplate.com)
Nucleobases6
  • They include the nucleobases adenine (2) and guanine (3). (wikipedia.org)
  • A major controversy amongst many scientists since the 1960s has finally been settled: there now appears to be conclusive evidence that not only does outer space house certain amino acids the basic building blocks of life, but meteorites falling to Earth from space have been shown to contain "nucleobases" the building blocks of DNA and RNA. (futurescience.org)
  • Non-canonical base pairs are planar hydrogen bonded pairs of nucleobases, having hydrogen bonding patterns which differ from the patterns observed in Watson-Crick base pairs, as in the classic double helical DNA. (wikiversity.org)
  • Each of the four different nucleobases are characterized by distinct edge-specific distribution patterns of their respective hydrogen bond donor and acceptor atoms, complementarity with which, in turn, define the hydrogen bonding patterns involved in base pairing. (wikiversity.org)
  • Purine and pyrimidine disorders have a wide spectrum of signs and symptoms, including autism, kidney stones, susceptibility to … It comprises adenine and guanine as nucleobases. (tuiasi.ro)
  • The nucleobases that pair with each other are called base complements. (notesbard.com)
Uric acid2
  • Purines (chemical formula C 5 H 4 N 4 ) are the end products of nucleoprotein digestion, and are catabolized to uric acid, which is excreted by the kidneys. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • URIC ACID FORMATION In humans uric acid is the final oxidation (breakdown) product of purine metabolism. (tuiasi.ro)
Strands3
  • Additionally, since the guanine-cytosine pair involves one additional hydrogen bond than the adenine-thymine pair, DNA strands have a stronger affinity to one another with higher guanine-cytosine pairs or higher "GC" content. (chemistrytalk.org)
  • Higher GC content, in turn, increases the "melting" or "denaturing" temperature required to separate the DNA strands spontaneously. (chemistrytalk.org)
  • This has important implications for certain molecular biology lab techniques, such as PCR , which depend on DNA strands separating at specific temperatures. (chemistrytalk.org)
Metabolism7
  • Explore the intricacies of purine metabolism and its abnormalities, and delve into the chemical architecture of purine. (hellovaia.com)
  • Textbook of Biochemistry: With Clinical Correlations 7th, Purine and Pyrimidine Nucleotide Metabolism. (euroasfalti.net)
  • mathrm{C} . The disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism exhibit a wide array of clinical symptoms, which include renal calculi, neurologic problems, delayed physical and mental development, self-mutilation, hemolytic anemias, and immunodeficiencies. (euroasfalti.net)
  • Purine metabolism refers to the metabolic pathways to synthesize and break down purines that are present in many organisms. (euroasfalti.net)
  • Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism. (euroasfalti.net)
  • Evaluate and monitor patients with purine and pyrimidine metabolism disorders. (tuiasi.ro)
  • Biochemical pathway of purine metabolism. (medscape.com)
Atoms6
  • Purine is aromatic, having four tautomers each with a hydrogen bonded to a different one of the four nitrogen atoms. (wikipedia.org)
  • At the same time, the helically twisted backbones in the double helical duplex DNA form two grooves, major and minor, through which the hydrogen bond donor and acceptor atoms corresponding respectively to the Hoogsteen and sugar edges are accessible for additional potential molecular recognition events. (wikiversity.org)
  • Here, the focus lies in the structural representation of purine, indicating that it is made primarily of carbon (C), hydrogen (H), and nitrogen (N) atoms. (hellovaia.com)
  • These atoms form the two-ring structure that is a defining feature of purines. (hellovaia.com)
  • Sources of the Various Atoms of the Purine Base 2. (euroasfalti.net)
  • The pyrimidine base has 2 nitrogen atoms while purine has 4. (notesbard.com)
Always pairs2
Deoxyribonucleic5
  • deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA ) and ribonucleic acid ( RNA ). (khanacademy.org)
  • In here, our DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is contained and developed. (differencebetween.net)
  • There are two forms of nucleic acid - DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid and RNA or ribonucleic acid, both of these forms are the basis of all life and occur in all living cells. (herbs2000.com)
  • Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) 1.1. (slideserve.com)
  • The total chromosomal content of a cell involves approximately 105 genes in a specialized macromolecule of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). (cdc.gov)
Adenosine deaminase1
Nucleic acid3
  • Nucleic acid bases in Murchison meteorite? (creation.com)
  • A purine always pair with a pyrimidine and vice versa in a nucleic acid. (herbs2000.com)
  • DNA and RNA nucleic acid differ in the bases they contain. (notesbard.com)
Organic8
  • Purine is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound that consists of two rings (pyrimidine and imidazole) fused together. (wikipedia.org)
  • contradictory] Aside from the crucial roles of purines (adenine and guanine) in DNA and RNA, purines are also significant components in a number of other important biomolecules, such as ATP, GTP, cyclic AMP, NADH, and coenzyme A. Purine (1) itself, has not been found in nature, but it can be produced by organic synthesis. (wikipedia.org)
  • It is an organic compound that is present in DNA and RNA, and is mostly responsible for cellular respiration. (differencebetween.net)
  • The nitrogenous bases can be classed into two basic types of organic bases. (herbs2000.com)
  • Nitrogenous bases are organic bases that are heterocyclic in nature and contain nitrogen. (wegglab.com)
  • Dive into the fascinating world of purine, a fundamental component in organic chemistry and crucial constituent of DNA. (hellovaia.com)
  • This comprehensive guide unpacks the definition, structure, and function of this heterocyclic aromatic organic compound, providing a detailed look at its composition and behaviour within DNA. (hellovaia.com)
  • Understand the significance of purine in the realm of organic chemistry, and master its key aspects critical to your studies. (hellovaia.com)
Replication11
  • Cell-free system -- A mixture of cytoplasmic and/or nuclear components from cells used for in vitro protein synthesis, transcription, DNA replication, or other purposes. (nih.gov)
  • New DNA chains Template New Template DNA chains Replication DNA Daughter helices 1. (slideserve.com)
  • 1. Describe the process of DNA replication based on Chargaff rules. (ppt-online.org)
  • 2. Know and understand the process of DNA replication. (ppt-online.org)
  • 4. When does DNA replication occur in a eukaryotic cell? (ppt-online.org)
  • There were three theories of how DNA might replication. (ppt-online.org)
  • And then DNA also often needs to make more of itself, so DNA gets converted back into DNA, and this process is called replication. (magoosh.com)
  • Briefly explain the semi-conservative mannequin of DNA replication. (worksheetstemplate.com)
  • This worksheet is an effective evaluate of fundamental DNA structure and replication. (worksheetstemplate.com)
  • DNA construction and replication evaluation This is the currently chosen item. (worksheetstemplate.com)
  • DNA replication is a extremely accurate process, however errors can occasionally happen, corresponding to a DNA polymerase inserting a wrong base. (worksheetstemplate.com)
Binds2
Aromatic1
  • Contrastingly, purine is a nine-membered aromatic double ring involving four nitrogen heteroatoms at positions 1, 3, 7, and 9. (chemistrytalk.org)
Biochemistry4
  • n. - (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA. (learnthat.org)
  • Adenine is a precursor to several essential compounds in biochemistry. (difference.wiki)
  • In this biochemistry tutorial, we learn all about Watson and Crick base pairs, including their importance, structure, and chemistry, as well as some important non-Watson-Crick base pairs. (chemistrytalk.org)
  • Considered a staple of DNA biochemistry, Watson-Crick base pairing involves Adenines pairing with Thymines and Guanines pairing with Cytosines. (chemistrytalk.org)
Structures4
  • Each nucleotide in DNA contains one of four possible nitrogenous bases: adenine (A), guanine (G) cytosine (C), and thymine (T). Adenine and guanine are purines , meaning that their structures contain two fused carbon-nitrogen rings. (khanacademy.org)
  • In addition to their occurrences in several double stranded stem regions, most of the loops and bulges that appear in single-stranded RNA secondary structures form recurrent 3D motifs, where non-canonical base pairs play a central role. (wikiversity.org)
  • Adenine and guanine are integral components of the molecular structures of DNA and RNA. (difference.wiki)
  • These alternate base pairs can be found in DNA under acidic conditions or certain RNA structures. (chemistrytalk.org)
Pentose1
  • DNA and RNA are both composed mainly of a five-carbon sugar, called pentose sugar ( pent for five! (magoosh.com)
Proteins8
  • DNA bears the hereditary information that's passed on from parents to children, providing instructions for how (and when) to make the many proteins needed to build and maintain functioning cells, tissues, and organisms. (khanacademy.org)
  • This type of RNA is called a messenger RNA ( mRNA ), as it serves as a messenger between DNA and the ribosomes, molecular machines that read mRNA sequences and use them to build proteins. (khanacademy.org)
  • 3. Single stranded binding proteins stabilize the unwound parental DNA. (ppt-online.org)
  • 18. How do proteins recognize specific sequences of DNA? (wegglab.com)
  • Proteins recognize specific sequences of DNA by Question Set C 19. (wegglab.com)
  • In eukaryotic cells but not in prokaryotes, DNA forms a complex with histone proteins to form chromatin, the substance of eukaryotic chromosomes. (libretexts.org)
  • One of the ways proteins are able to repair damaged DNA is that they can bind to uneven spots within the structure. (onelovefilm.com)
  • Cells depend on their DNA for coding information to make various classes of proteins that include enzymes, certain hormones, transport proteins, and structural proteins that support life. (cdc.gov)
Ribonucleic acid1
  • Along with other components, such as RNA (ribonucleic acid), our DNA is considered as the one that gives us our own identity as human beings. (differencebetween.net)
Strand4
  • The order of the genes is constant and does not usually change unless there is a break in the DNA strand and subsequent reattachment of the segment in a different location, a process resulting in changes such as those which cytogeneticists (scientists and technologists who study chromosomes) refer to as translocations and inversions. (vin.com)
  • 4. The leading strand is synthesized continually in the 5' to 3' direction by DNA polymerase III. (ppt-online.org)
  • These methylated purine bases lead to a continuous cycle of DNA mismatch repair (MMR), resulting in strand breaks, ultimately cellular apoptosis [5]. (fortunejournals.com)
  • Answer The template DNA strand is combined with a DNA polymerase, a primer, the four deoxynucleotides, and a limiting concentration of 4 dideoxynucleotides. (worksheetstemplate.com)
Inosine4
Biochemical2
  • Adenine is a purine nucleobase with a wide range of chemical and biochemical roles in vivo and in vitro . (sigmaaldrich.com)
  • You'll uncover what purine is, its basic structure and, notably, the purine bases, Adenine and Guanine, which play a significant role in genetics and biochemical reactions. (hellovaia.com)
Molecular5
  • How DNA carries this information, and how it is put into action by cells and organisms, is complex, fascinating, and fairly mind-blowing, and we'll explore it in more detail in the section on molecular biology . (khanacademy.org)
  • This progression from DNA to RNA to protein is called the " central dogma " of molecular biology. (khanacademy.org)
  • Guanine has a slightly more complex molecular structure compared to adenine. (difference.wiki)
  • If CRISPR is like using a pair of molecular scissors to splice DNA and alter a genome, then base editing is like using a pencil and eraser, Liu says. (zmescience.com)
  • In terms of their molecular structure, purines are characterised by a six-membered and a five-membered nitrogen-containing ring fused together. (hellovaia.com)
Protein synthesis2
  • Adenine is essential for protein synthesis and cell division. (difference.wiki)
  • RNA carries instructions from DNA on how to control the processes involved in protein synthesis. (magoosh.com)
Methyl group1
  • The presence of the methyl group in thymine prevents this from happening and maintains the integrity of the DNA structure. (notesbard.com)
C5H5N51
Comprise1
  • These comprise the 5 canonical primary nitrogenous bases as they decide the sequence of DNA or genes. (notesbard.com)
Hydrogen bonds with cytosine2
Pair with cytosine2