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DNA, DNA - Coggle Diagram
DNA
Keywords
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Double helix: Shape of DNA molecule due to coiling of the two phosphate backbone strands into a right-handed spiral configeration
Nucleotide: Molecule consisting of a 5 carbon sugar, phosphate group and a nitrogenous base
Monomer: Molecule that, when repeated, makes a polymer
Nucleotides
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Nucleotides made up of sugar, phosphate group and a base
There are four different bases; A, T, C or G.
A always links up with T, and C always pairs up with G. This is called complementary base pairing.
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DNA
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There are 4 different types of bases called Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine and Guanine (A,T,C,G for short)
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A always pairs to T because they are paired by two hydrogen bonds whereas C always paris to G because they have three hydrogen bonds between them
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