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They are always six base pairs long.
Uracil in Watson-Crick base-pairing though non-standard pairs exist.
4000: 2500: | 2000: 400: | (the amount of strands represents the size of the DNA strands)
DNA
a pair of nitrogenous bases,consisting of a purine linked by hydrozen bonds to a pyrimidine that connects the complementary strands . the base pair are adenine,thymine,cytosine & guanine in DNA & uracil in place of thymine in RNA.
They are always six base pairs long.
Uracil in Watson-Crick base-pairing though non-standard pairs exist.
4000: 2500: | 2000: 400: | (the amount of strands represents the size of the DNA strands)
base pairs
Pairs they always come in pairs!
The two strands in a DNA molecule (the polynucleotides) are complementary to each other. This means that the base sequence in one strand determines the base sequence in the other strand. This happens because of specific base pairing. An adenine in one strand always pairs with a thymine in the other strand, and a cytosine in one strand always pairs with a guanine in the other strand. So if you know the base sequence in one strand of the DNA yoiu can work out the sequence in the complementary strand. See: http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/biocoach/dnarep/basepair.htmlDNA strands run anti-parallel from one another, and have a double helix structure. The strands are held together by hydrogen bonds between base pairs that are weak individually, but collectively strong.
In drawings of DNA the lines connecting the two strands represent base pairings. DNA is made up of four base pairs. These four pair up A-T and C-G exclusively.
The two strands of DNA are held together by hydrogen bonds between the nitrogen base pairs.
DNA strands are held together by hydrogen bonds.
Adenine always pairs with thymine
DNA
a pair of nitrogenous bases,consisting of a purine linked by hydrozen bonds to a pyrimidine that connects the complementary strands . the base pair are adenine,thymine,cytosine & guanine in DNA & uracil in place of thymine in RNA.