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Purines bond to pyrimidines in nucleic acid DNA .

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Do purines bond with pyrimidines in Dna?

Adenine and guanine, being purines ( double ringed ) always bond with thymine and cytosine, single ringed pyrimidines.


What do purines bond to in RNA?

Uracil will bond with Adenine. In protein synthesis however, Thymine replaces the Adenine and forms a bond with Uracil. (Please keep in mind that Uracil is only found in RNA[ribonucleic acid]).


What is the differense between purines and pyrimedines?

Purines and pyrimedines are both nitrogenous bases. Normally a purine and pyrimedine bond together in DNA. Normally, Adenine bonds to thymine in DNA or uracil in RNA and Guanine bonds to Cytosine.


What to purines are in DNA?

adenine and guanine are the two purines


Can purines pair with other purines?

No, purines cannot pair with other purines in DNA or RNA. Purines always pair with pyrimidines through complementary base pairing to maintain the double-stranded structure of DNA. In DNA, adenine (a purine) pairs with thymine (a pyrimidine) and guanine (a purine) pairs with cytosine (a pyrimidine).


What is the diameter of the DNA double helix?

Purines always bond with Pyrimidines.


What are the purines in DNA are?

two of the bases are purines- adenine and guanine.


What are adenine and guanine purines represented by?

uhm purines lol no lie


Do macadamia nuts contain purines?

Macadamia nuts are low in purines.


Does strongbow cider contain purines?

does hard cider contain purines


Is the pyrimidine or purine bond stronger?

Purines are one of two types of nitrogenous bases found in nucleotides, characterized by a six-membered ring fused to a five-membered ring. Adenine (A) and Guanine (G) are Purines. Pyrimidines are one of two types of nitrogenous bases found in nucleotides, characterized by a six-membered ring. Cytosine (C), Thymine (T) and Uracil (U) are pyrimidines. They bond with each other, yet let us not stop there. Adenine, a purine and Thymine, a pyrimidine, conjoin using two Hydrogen bonds, Cytosine and Guanine (Uracil in Rna) conjoin using three Hydrogen bonds. This 'only' means that the C-G bonding is stronger than A-T bonding. Put it this way: The double helix maintains a constant width because purines always face pyrimidines in the complementary A-T and G-C base pairs.


What are the two bases in DNA that are purines called?

Adenine and guanine are both double ringed purines.