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DNA
Deoxyribose
Double Stranded (Double Helix)
Nitrogenous bases
(Cytosine, Guanine, Adenine, Thymine)
RNA
Ribonucleic
Single Stranded
Nitrogenous bases
(Cytosine, Guanine, Adenine, Uracil)
Both have phosphate
Cytosine = Guanine
Adenine = Thymine
DNA Replication is semi conservative.
DNA Replication happens during interphase.
One strand determines the sequence of the other strand.
DNA polymerase copies DNA strands in the 5?->3? direction.
Transcription ? The first step of gene expression, in which a particular segment of DNA is copied into RNA by the enzyme, RNA polymerase.
Translation ? The process through which cellular ribosomes manufacture proteins.
In DNA, T=A G=C
In RNA, T=A G=C A=U
Translation occurs in the cytoplasm.