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The key shows the universal elements (hydrogen, oxygen, carbon and nitrogen), the four bases of the DNA molecule (adenine, cytosine, guanine and thymine) with their molecular structure, where they’re placed in the DNA double helix, and how genes are arranged on a chromosome.
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New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2024
All living organisms have DNA that is made of four nucleotide bases–adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2024
Agilent developed a way to print strands of DNA from the four nucleic acid bases—cytosine (C), guanine (G), adenine (A), and thymine (T).
—Phillip W. Barth, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2024
In the double helix of DNA, the four types of bases in the opposing strands are paired, with guanine (G) bound to cytosine (C) and thymine (T) bound to adenine (A).
—Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 17 Jan. 2024
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New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2024
All living organisms have DNA that is made of four nucleotide bases–adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2024
Agilent developed a way to print strands of DNA from the four nucleic acid bases—cytosine (C), guanine (G), adenine (A), and thymine (T).
—Phillip W. Barth, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2024
In the double helix of DNA, the four types of bases in the opposing strands are paired, with guanine (G) bound to cytosine (C) and thymine (T) bound to adenine (A).
—Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 17 Jan. 2024
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“Thymine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thymine. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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