DNA
DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. It is a double stranded macromolecule (double helix) containing all of an organisms genetic information.
Each spiral strand, composed of a sugar phosphate backbone and attached bases, is connected to a complementary strand by hydrogen bonding (non- covalent) between paired bases, adenine (A) with thymine (T) and guanine (G) with cytosine (C). In RNA, thymine (T) is replaced by uracil (U).
This can be remembered as GCAT
Each spiral strand, composed of a sugar phosphate backbone and attached bases, is connected to a complementary strand by hydrogen bonding (non- covalent) between paired bases, adenine (A) with thymine (T) and guanine (G) with cytosine (C). In RNA, thymine (T) is replaced by uracil (U).
This can be remembered as GCAT
