They are always six base pairs long.
4000: 2500: | 2000: 400: | (the amount of strands represents the size of the DNA strands)
Uracil in Watson-Crick base-pairing though non-standard pairs exist.
DNA
Yes. It's always six-base pairs long. :)
base pairs are broken apart
4000: 2500: | 2000: 400: | (the amount of strands represents the size of the DNA strands)
Uracil in Watson-Crick base-pairing though non-standard pairs exist.
base pairs
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 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.
A (Adenine) always pairs with T (Thymine).
DNA
Yes. It's always six-base pairs long. :)
base pairs are broken apart
in DNA, each base pairs up with only one other base
The two strands of DNA are held together by hydrogen bonds between the nitrogen base pairs.
DNA strands are held together by hydrogen bonds.