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What are the three units of DNA?
What are the three units of DNA?
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DNA:
- DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid is the genetic material that is present in all the living cells except a few viruses which contain RNA as their genetic material.
- This DNA is passed on from one generation to the next.
- The structure of DNA is very complex and it is synthesized in the nucleus with the help of DNA polymerase.
- Any defect in the process of replication of DNA can lead to mutation and it may result in a genetic deformity.
- The three units of DNA are:
- Nitrogenous bases: Adenosine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine are the four nitrogenous bases.
- Deoxyribose sugar is a carbohydrate molecule with five carbons in it.
- Phosphate
DNA:
- DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid is the genetic material that is present in all the living cells except a few viruses which contain RNA as their genetic material.
- This DNA is passed on from one generation to the next.
- The structure of DNA is very complex and it is synthesized in the nucleus with the help of DNA polymerase.
- Any defect in the process of replication of DNA can lead to mutation and it may result in a genetic deformity.
- The three units of DNA are:
- Nitrogenous bases: Adenosine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine are the four nitrogenous bases.
- Deoxyribose sugar is a carbohydrate molecule with five carbons in it.
- Phosphate
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