DNA Structure Flashcards by Daniela Nightingale | Brainscape

Q

Overall shape

A

Double Helix.

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Nitrogen-containing bases

A

Pyrimidines: Purines:

Thymine -Adenine
Cytosine -Guanine

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Q

Backbone

A

Phosphate group.

- Deoxyribose sugar.

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Q

Base pairing rules

A

A-T

G-C

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Q

What are the three parts of a nucleotide?

A

A phosphate group.
A deoxyribose sugar.
A nitrogen-containing base.

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