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    DNA and RNA are made up of nucleobases attached to a sugar-phosphate backbone. There are two types of nucleobases - purines (adenine and guanine) and pyrimidines (cytosine, thymine, and uracil). Adenine pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA, while guanine pairs with cytosine.

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    DNA NUCLEOBASES

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    DNA nucleobases

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    DNA and RNA are made up of nucleobases attached to a sugar-phosphate backbone. There are two types of nucleobases - purines (adenine and guanine) and pyrimidines (cytosine, thymine, and uracil). Adenine pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA, while guanine pairs with cytosine.

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    DNA and RNA Nucleobases: Guanine (G) Adenine (A)

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    DNA and RNA nucleobases

    NH2 O

    7 6
    N 5 1 N N
    N N NH
    8

    4 2 N N
    9N N N H
    N NH2
    H H
    3
    Purine Adenine (A) Guanine (G)
    NH2 O
    O
    4
    5 3 H3C
    N N NH
    NH

    6 2
    N1 N O N O
    H N O
    H H H

    Pyrimidine Cytosine (C) Thymine (T) Uracil (U)


    (DNA only) (RNA only)
    The Building Blocks of DNA

    OH ribose
    H deoxyribose

    Nucleoside

    Nucleotide

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