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DNA is formed with the bases thymine, adenine, guanine, and cytosine.

RNA is formed with the same bases, only uracil replaces thymine.

DNA's bases are connected to a sugar and a phosphate, and the sugar and phosphate are connected to each other- these form the rungs of the ladder. The guanine and adenine bases are each 2 'rings' long. The cytosine and thymine are 1 'ring' long. The bases connect to each other the form the step of the ladder. When you visualize it, the DNA forms a ladder, and when DNA is in it's actual 3D shape, it creates a double helix shape, or something that looks like a twisted ladder.

RNA is made up of 3 kinds of RNA: rRNA, mRNA, and tRNA. RNA is also pretty similar to DNA. The main differences are that it is single instead of double stranded and it uses a dioxyribose instead of a sugar.

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Building blocks of DNA?

the building block or subunit of DNA and rna is amino acids or it might be nuclic acids( not sure)


What are the building blocks of DNA and RNA?

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What do 3 nitrogenous bases make up?

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Is DNA a single blueprint for the building of a house or like a book of blueprints?

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What is a DNA a building block for?

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What is DNA building block for?

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What is a common name for deoxyribonucleic acid?

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What is the smallest building block capable of life?

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What is the building block of a chromosome?

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What the building block of nucleic acid molecules are called?

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What is deoxy in DNA?

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The smallest building block of all living things is 'Cells' This is what makes up, all of us & our DNA. (:


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yes and the nuclei contains dna/rna which is building block of life


Building blocks of DNA?

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