DNA Structure
- The deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a pattern made up of four different parts called nucleotides.
- Each nucleotide consists of a sugar (deoxyribose) bound on one side to a phosphate group and bound on the other side to a nitrogenous base.
- There are two classes of nitrogen bases called purines (double-ringed structures) and pyrimidines (single-ringed structures).
- The DNA has four bases: Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, and Thymine.
- The DNA is often visualized like a spiral staircase -- the double helix.
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