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Adenine is one of the main nucleotide bases in DNA.
Thymine, Guanine, and Cytosine are the other 3.
Adenine is always paired with Thymine in the double-helix of DNA
Thymine, Guanine, and Cytosine are the other 3.
Adenine is always paired with Thymine in the double-helix of DNA
Answer Date: 03:52pm 02/19/08
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Adenine is a compound of Carbon, Hydrogen and Nitrogen and is one of 2 purine nucleobases that are used to form nucleotides of the nucleic acid. In DNA, the adenine binds with thymine via 2 hydrogen bonds to assist in stabilizing the nucleic acid structures. In RNA, adenine binds to uracil. RNA is used in the cytoplasm for protien synthesis. Adenine also forms adenosine, a nucleoside, when attached to ribose, and deoxyadenosine when attached to deoxyribose. It forms ATP (adenosine triphosphate, a nucleotide, when three ...
Answer Date: 04:13pm 02/19/08
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