Chemistry A-Level
base sequence stores information
What base sequence stores information means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Everything that distinguishes one gene from another is the order of the bases hanging off the sugars, not the backbone.
Topics that use base sequence stores information
- DNA (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- 2-deoxyribose
- charged phosphate groups
- complementary base pairing
- hydrogen bonding between bases
- phosphate bridge between sugars
- polar backbone faces water
- purine with pyrimidine
- alternating backbone
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