Chargaff's Rule
There are equal amounts of Adenine to Thymine and Guanine to Cytosine
Nucleic Acids
Organic molecules that play essential roles regarding genetic information
Adenine
Antiparallel Orientation
The opposite arrangement of the sugar-phosphate backbones in a DNA double helix
Pyrimidines
Guanine
Uracil
One of the four nitrogenous bases, it pairs with Adenine in RNA.
rRNA
Ribosomal RNA is a structural part of ribosomes
One of the four nitrogenous bases, it pairs with Adenine in DNA.
RNA
A molecule that is essential for the expression of genetic information encoded in DNA and serves as a mediator between DNA and proteins.
Sugar-Phosphate Backbone
Forms the structural framework of nucleic acids
Cytosine
Nitrogenous base in both RNA and DNA, pairs with Guanine
Base Pairing Rules
In DNA, Adenine pairs with Thymine while Guanine pairs with Cytosine
Hydrogen Bonding
Attractive force between a hydrogen molecule covalently bonded to an electronegative molecule
DNA
Building blocks of DNA and RNA
mRNA
Messenger RNA is a type of RNA that carries genetic information from the DNA in the nucleus to the cytoplasm
tRNA
Purines
One of two types of nitrogenous bases, it is characterized by their two fused rings. The two bases are adenine and guanine
Gene
Chromosome
