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∙ 12y agoIn DNA, adenine pairs with thymine, and cytosine pairs with guanine. In RNA, adenine pairs with uracil instead of thymine. These base pairing rules form the complementary base pairs that allow precise copying of genetic information during DNA replication and transcription.
During transcription, RNA polymerase catalyzes the synthesis of an RNA molecule by base-pairing complementary RNA nucleotides with the DNA template strand. This complementary base pairing allows the RNA nucleotides to be connected to the DNA template, forming a growing strand of RNA that is identical in sequence to the non-template DNA strand.
No, RNA nucleotides in transcription pair with complementary DNA nucleotides according to the base pairing rules (A-U, G-C), as opposed to replicating DNA in which DNA nucleotides pair with complementary DNA nucleotides (A-T, G-C).
Many viruses have nucleotides not found in DNA or RNA, such as Retroviruses like HIV that use reverse transcriptase to convert RNA into DNA for replication.
DNA nucleotides: adenine nucleotide, guanine nucleotide, cytosine nucleotide, thymine nucleotideRNA nucleotides: adenine nucleotide, guanine nucleotide, cytosine nucleotide, uracil nucleotideBase-pairing in DNA: adenine and thymine, guanine and cytosineBase-pairing in RNA: adenine and uracil, guanine and cytosine
DNA polymerase is the enzyme responsible for adding nucleotides to the growing DNA strand during replication, using the base-pairing rules (A pairs with T, and G pairs with C).
During transcription, RNA polymerase catalyzes the synthesis of an RNA molecule by base-pairing complementary RNA nucleotides with the DNA template strand. This complementary base pairing allows the RNA nucleotides to be connected to the DNA template, forming a growing strand of RNA that is identical in sequence to the non-template DNA strand.
No, RNA nucleotides in transcription pair with complementary DNA nucleotides according to the base pairing rules (A-U, G-C), as opposed to replicating DNA in which DNA nucleotides pair with complementary DNA nucleotides (A-T, G-C).
Many viruses have nucleotides not found in DNA or RNA, such as Retroviruses like HIV that use reverse transcriptase to convert RNA into DNA for replication.
DNA polymerase is the enzyme responsible for adding nucleotides to the growing DNA strand during replication, using the base-pairing rules (A pairs with T, and G pairs with C).
DNA and RNA are composed of nucleotides.
DNA nucleotides: adenine nucleotide, guanine nucleotide, cytosine nucleotide, thymine nucleotideRNA nucleotides: adenine nucleotide, guanine nucleotide, cytosine nucleotide, uracil nucleotideBase-pairing in DNA: adenine and thymine, guanine and cytosineBase-pairing in RNA: adenine and uracil, guanine and cytosine
Thymine is found on DNA nucleotides but not on RNA nucleotides. In RNA, thymine is replaced by uracil.
Complementary base pairing in DNA involves adenine pairing with thymine, and cytosine pairing with guanine, forming hydrogen bonds. In RNA, adenine pairs with uracil instead of thymine. This base pairing specificity is crucial for the accurate replication and transcription of genetic information.
The specific pairing between adenine and uracil, and cytosine and guanine, ensures complementary base pairing during transcription, where RNA nucleotides are matched to the DNA template strand. This specificity helps maintain the accuracy of the genetic code transfer from DNA to RNA by ensuring that the correct nucleotides are incorporated into the growing RNA strand. Ultimately, this base pairing specificity contributes to the fidelity and integrity of the genetic information being transcribed.
A basepair is a pair of nucleotides on opposite complementary DNA or RNA strands which are connected via hydrogen bonds.
Nucleotides are the building blocks of DNA and RNA and are located on the inside of the double helix structure, forming the "rungs" of the ladder. They are paired together across the helix, with adenine pairing with thymine (or uracil in RNA) and cytosine pairing with guanine.
RNA polymerase reads the DNA template and synthesizes a complementary RNA strand by linking together RNA nucleotides according to the base pairing rules. RNA polymerase moves along the DNA strand in the 3' to 5' direction, synthesizing the RNA transcript in the 5' to 3' direction.