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Ch. 10
Sec 2: DNA Structure
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nucleotide | Consists of three parts: a five-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base |
| Deoxyribose | The five-carbon sugar in a DNA nucleotide |
| Nitrogenous Base | Contains nitrogen atoms and carbon atoms and is a base |
| Purine | a nitrogenous base that has a double-ring structure; one of the two general categories of nitrogenous bases found in DNA and RNA; either adenine or guanine |
| Pyrimidine | a nitrogenous base that has a single-ring structure; one of the two general categories of nitrogenous bases found in DNA and RNA; thymine, cytosine, or uracil |
| Base-Pairing Rules | The rules stating that cytosine pairs with guanine and adenine pairs with thymine in DNA, and that adenine pairs with uracil in RNA |
| Complementary Base Pair | Pairs of bases that follow base paring rules |
| Base Sequence | The order of nitrogenous bases on a chain of DNA |