Difference between revisions of "DNA base"

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[[DNA]] has four bases: adenine, thymine, guanine,  and cytosine (ATGC). Adenine always pairs with thymine (AT), and guanine always pairs with cytosine (GC).
 
[[DNA]] has four bases: adenine, thymine, guanine,  and cytosine (ATGC). Adenine always pairs with thymine (AT), and guanine always pairs with cytosine (GC).
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[[RNA]] bases are the same, except that uracil replaces thymine.
  
 
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Revision as of 16:30, August 29, 2007

DNA has four bases: adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine (ATGC). Adenine always pairs with thymine (AT), and guanine always pairs with cytosine (GC).

RNA bases are the same, except that uracil replaces thymine.