Complementary Base Pairing

Complementary base pairing...

Describes the manner in which the nitrogenous bases of DNA molecules align with each other.

What are Complementary base pairings also responsible for?

They are responsible for the double helix structure of DNA

DNA stores...

all the genetic information of an organism

DNA is...

A polymer - which is made of many small subunits called monomers

Poly

Meaning many

The DNA molecule consists of...

2 polynucleotide molecules that stand 'face to face' against each other.

Strands attach...

The strands attach to one another through the nitrogenous bases

DNA CONSISTS OF

A, G, T, C

Adenine is always equal to

Thymine

Cytosine is always equal to

Guanine

%A

%T

%C

%G