They are always six base pairs long.
Uracil in Watson-Crick base-pairing though non-standard pairs exist.
When two strands of DNA line up, adenine always pairs up with thymine. This pairing is due to the formation of two hydrogen bonds between the two bases. In RNA, adenine pairs with uracil instead of thymine. This base pairing is fundamental to the structure of DNA and the process of replication.
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.
Adenine is the purine base that pairs with cytosine through hydrogen bonding in DNA. This base pairing is a key component of the complementary nature of DNA strands.
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Uracil in Watson-Crick base-pairing though non-standard pairs exist.
The two nucleotide strands in DNA are connected by hydrogen bonds between complementary base pairs: adenine (A) with thymine (T), and guanine (G) with cytosine (C). These base pairs create the double-helix structure of DNA.
When two strands of DNA line up, adenine always pairs up with thymine. This pairing is due to the formation of two hydrogen bonds between the two bases. In RNA, adenine pairs with uracil instead of thymine. This base pairing is fundamental to the structure of DNA and the process of replication.
The DNA strands are bound and kept separated by hydrogen bonds between complementary base pairs.
A (Adenine) always pairs with T (Thymine).
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.
Adenine is the purine base that pairs with cytosine through hydrogen bonding in DNA. This base pairing is a key component of the complementary nature of DNA strands.
DNA strands are held together by hydrogen bonds.
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.
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base pairs are broken apart
in DNA, each base pairs up with only one other base