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A '''Base pair''' two bases which form a "rung of the [[DNA]] ladder." A DNA [[nucleotide]] is made of a [[molecule]] of [[sugar]], a molecule of [[phosphoric acid]], and a molecule called a [[base]]. The bases are the "letters" that spell out the genetic code. In DNA, the code letters are A, T, G, and C, which stand for the chemicals [[adenine]], [[thymine]], [[guanine]], and [[cytosine]], respectively. In base pairing, adenine always pairs with thymine, and guanine always pairs with cytosine. | A '''Base pair''' two bases which form a "rung of the [[DNA]] ladder." A DNA [[nucleotide]] is made of a [[molecule]] of [[sugar]], a molecule of [[phosphoric acid]], and a molecule called a [[base]]. The bases are the "letters" that spell out the genetic code. In DNA, the code letters are A, T, G, and C, which stand for the chemicals [[adenine]], [[thymine]], [[guanine]], and [[cytosine]], respectively. In base pairing, adenine always pairs with thymine, and guanine always pairs with cytosine. | ||
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A Base pair two bases which form a "rung of the DNA ladder." A DNA nucleotide is made of a molecule of sugar, a molecule of phosphoric acid, and a molecule called a base. The bases are the "letters" that spell out the genetic code. In DNA, the code letters are A, T, G, and C, which stand for the chemicals adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine, respectively. In base pairing, adenine always pairs with thymine, and guanine always pairs with cytosine.