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Dioxyribose Neucleic Acid
- A 5 carbon sugar (Ribose)
- A nitrogen containing base (A, T, G, C)
- A phospate group
Bases
- A - adenine
- T - thymine
- G - guanine
- C - cytosine
The bases come in two types - Purines (A & G) and Pyrimidines (C & T)
Purines
Pyrimidine
DNA is a Chain with many repeated elements
See the chain structure
The Chain has two sides that "wrap around" each other in a spiral
User controllable animations of DNA
The long chains fold up to form 3-Dimensional molecules
Interesting sites related to DNA
Central Dogma of Molecular Biology
DNA Sequencing
- DNA sequencing is the determination of the precise sequence of nucleotides in a sample of DNA.
- The human genome project is an example of DNA sequencing
- Sequences determine genes.
- Genes determine characteristics of living organisms
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