DNA

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DNA

Deoxyribo nucleic acid

Nucleic acid

Large biomolecules composed of nucleotides

Ribonucleic acid.

RNA carries genetic information from DNA to ribosomes, for gene regulation and protein synthesis

Nucleotides

Nucleotides are organic molecules that serve as the fundamental building blocks of nucleic acids.

sugar

The sugar-phosphate backbone is composed of alternating sugar and phosphate groups linked together.

Phosphate

The phosphate backbone in DNA provides structural support, linking alternating sugar and phosphate groups.

Nitrogenous bases

Nitrogenous bases carry genetic information for DNA. 4 main ones are, adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), thymine (T),

Single stands

refers to a DNA molecule composed of a single strand of nucleotides

Double stands

Double-stranded DNA consists of two polynucleotide chains whose nitrogenous bases are connected by hydrogen bonds

Double helix

The double helix is the iconic three-dimensional structure of DNA, resembling a twisted ladder