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DNA – Deoxyribonucleic Acid - Characteristics :
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Double stranded, double helix, contains many different genes, has repeating units, always stays in the nucleus
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DNA's four nitrogen bases:
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Adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine
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RNA – Ribonucleic Acid
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single stranded, contains the information of only one gene, has no repeating units, can leave the nucleus and enter the cytoplasm to create a protein.
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RNA's four nitrogen bases
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Adenine, cytosine, guanine, and uracil
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Bacteriophages
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were viruses – viruses are composed of proteins coats and a nucleic core.
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