DNA and RNA Base Pairing: A, T, C, G and U Interactions, Summaries of Genetics

An overview of the base pairing rules for dna-dna, dna-mrna, and mrna-trna interactions. It outlines the possible bases involved in each process, the corresponding base pairings, and the classification of bases as purines and pyrimidines.

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DNAandRNABasePairingRules
DNAtoDNA
PossibleBases:Adenine,Thymine,Cytosine,Guanine
GC,AT
AandGarepurines(doublering),CandTarepyrimidines(singlering)
DNAtomRNA
PossibleBases:Adenine,Thymine,Cytosine,Guanine,Uracil(RNAonly)
GC,AU,TA
AandGarepurines(doublering),C,T,andUarepyrimidines(singlering)
mRNAtotRNA
PossibleBases:Adenine,Cytosine,Guanine,Uracil
GC,AU
AandGarepurines(doublering),C,T,andUarepyrimidines(singlering)

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DNA and RNA Base Pairing Rules

DNA to DNA

  • Possible Bases: Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine
  • G↔C, A↔T
  • A and G are purines (double‐ring), C and T are pyrimidines (single‐ring) DNA to mRNA
  • Possible Bases: Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine, Uracil (RNA only)
  • G↔C, A→U, T→A
  • A and G are purines (double‐ring), C, T, and U are pyrimidines (single‐ring) mRNA to tRNA
  • Possible Bases: Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Uracil
  • G↔C, A↔U
  • A and G are purines (double‐ring), C, T, and U are pyrimidines (single‐ring)