Nucleic acids and protein synthesis

general
	deoxyribonucleic acid
	polymer of nucleotides
	genetic code
	codes for proteins
Structure
	nucleotides
		phosphate
		pentose sugar
			deoxyribose
			monosaccharide
		nitrogen base
			organic compound
			contains carbon and nitrogen in ring arrangement
			Purines (double ring)
				adenine
				guanine
			Pyrimidines (double rings)
				thymine
				cytosine
	Base pair rule
		A bonds to T
			double hydrogen bond
		C bonds to G
			triple hydrogen bond
	Double Helix
		antiparalllel strands
			sides- deoxyribose and phosphate
			rungs- nitrogen bases

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