The nucleus contains DNA. Small quantities of DNA are also found in mitochondria in humans and some complex entities. Visit BYJU'S for more... View Article
RNA (Ribonucleic acid) is referred to as nucleic acid due to the acidic nature of its phosphate group. The phosphodiester bond is prone to lose... View Article
Adenine and guanine are purines while cytosine and thymine are pyrimidines. Purines do not pair with purines, the same is the case with... View Article
The total number of base pairs is equivalent to the number of nucleotides in one strand (exception being non-coding single-stranded regions of... View Article
Watson and Crick suggested that one half of the DNA ladder serves as a template to create the other half during DNA replication. Hence, one... View Article
Base is a unit of DNA, wherein information of DNA is guarded as a code composed of four chemical bases - adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G),... View Article
No, it is not possible for two individuals to have the exact, 100% same DNA sequences. DNA is the hereditary content. Most DNA is found in the... View Article
DNA traces can be found in dead cells which have not lysed or degraded otherwise. Explore more such questions and answers at BYJU'S. See more:... View Article
Research on the same is still underway, however, in recent times, researchers are inches close to demonstrate that building blocks of DNA have... View Article
Ribonucleic acid are polymeric molecules - nucleic acids vital for different biological processes such as in decoding, coding, expression and... View Article
The B form as described by Watson and Crick is known to predominate cells. Its width is 23.7 Å, extending 34 Å per 10 bp of sequence. The double... View Article
Essential and basic requirements for a genetic material are - Structurally and chemically must be stable Must be able to self replicate... View Article
The short answer to it is yes. Chromosomes are made up of proteins and a single molecule of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). Read in detail:... View Article
https://cdn1.byjus.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DNA-Structure1.png The four base pairs are - adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and... View Article
DNA has two strands - one oriented in the 5'–3' direction corresponding to the carbon atoms on the sugar (deoxyribose) and the complementary... View Article
Mature red blood cells do not have a nucleus or DNA. However, white blood cells or leukocytes have DNA. It is very rare for RBCs or platelets... View Article
The combination of DNA inherited by you is unique to you. 50% of DNA comes from each of your parents, who in turn have received 50% of theirs... View Article
Primarily, genes from the father determine the gender of the baby. Some other traits that a father is likely to pass on are traits related to -... View Article
Inheritance of eye colour is an example of polygenic inheritance. It is controlled by multiple genes. Scientists have identified eight genes,... View Article
Yes, skin colour is an example of incomplete dominance. It is controlled by multiple genes and therefore shows a polygenic inheritance. The... View Article
