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What are the 4 organic bases for DNA? |
Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine |
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What do the nucleotides consist of? |
A phosphate molecule, a pentose sugar and an organic base. |
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What organic base replaces Thymine in RNA. |
Uracil |
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What is the pentose called in DNA and RNA? |
In DNA - deoxyribose In RNA - ribose |
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What is complementary base pairing? |
The organic bases bond in pairs. Adenine always hydrogen bonds to thymine. Cytosine always hydrogen bonds to guanine. |