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What Does DNA Stand For, and How Does It Work?
An individual's genome is the sum total of their genes. DNA and RNA strands vary in length from less than two dozen base ...
Nanowerk3 年
DNA: The Blueprint of Life
DNA is a complex molecule that consists of two strands coiled around each other to form a double helix structure. Comparison of a single-stranded RNA and a double-stranded DNA with their corresponding ...
Nanowerk5 个月
Base Pair: The Building Blocks of DNA and RNA
Comparison of a single-stranded RNA and a double-stranded DNA with their corresponding nucleobases. (Image: Wikimedia Commons, CC SA 3.0) The most common type of base pairing is the Watson-Crick base ...
Nature2 年
RNA Functions
The central dogma of molecular biology suggests that the primary role of RNA is to convert the information stored in DNA into proteins. In reality, there is much more to the RNA story. However ...
Nature4 年
DNA Transcription
Learn more about the DNA transcription process, where DNA is converted to RNA, a more portable set of instructions for the cell. The process of transcription can be visualized by electron ...
BBC6 年
Reproduction, the genome and gene expression - Edexcel
When a gene is to be expressed, the base sequence of DNA is copied or transcribed into mRNA (messenger RNA). This process takes place in the nucleus and occurs in a series of stages. The two ...