Higher Human Biology Unit 1 – Human Cells DNA Structure Higher Human Biology Unit 1 – Human Cells
Location of DNA
Double Helix Structure
Nucleotides
Bases 4 bases Base pairing rule Adenine (A) Thymine (T) Cytosine (C) Guanine (G) Base pairing rule A pairs with T C pairs with G
Sugar Phosphate Backbone Weak Hydrogen Bonds
Deoxyribose Sugar
Antiparallel Strands 5’ 3’ P O 1 2 3 4 5 P O 1 2 3 4 5 G C T A 3’ 5’
DNA packaged as chromosomes DNA is located in nucleus of cell It is extremely long and threadlike It is wrapped around tidy protein ‘spools’