Base pair DNA EXPLAIN

Base pair

A base pair is one of the pairs A-T or G-C. Notice that each base pair consists of a purine and a pyrimidine. The nucleotides in a base pair are complementary which means their shape allows them to bond together with hydrogen bonds. The A-T pair forms two hydrogen bonds.

A-T

Adenine and thymine are both nitrogenous bases and combine to make a base pair

What is dna made of

DNA is made up of molecules called nucleotides. Each nucleotide contains a phosphate group, a sugar group and a nitrogen base. The four types of nitrogen bases are adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G) and cytosine (C). The order of these bases is what determines DNA's instructions, or genetic code.

G-C

Guanine and cytosine are both nitrogenous bases and combine to make a base pair

Polymerase chain reaction

The act of duplicating thousands of DNA samples from replicating one sample

DNA Sequencing

The act/process of determining the order of the four bases ( guanine cytosine adenine thymine) in a strand of DNA

Guanine and adenines

These nitrogenous bases are purines (a type of nitrogenous base made of 2 rings) a purine can only pair with a pyramidine

Thymine and cytosine

These nitrogenous bases are pyramidines (a type of nitrogenous base made of one ring) a pyramidine can only pair with a purine