Expands the genetic alphabet: Artificial DNA base pair uses halogen bonds to form stable structures

For the first time, researchers have succeeded in developing an artificial DNA base pair that is based on a different ...
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Base Pair: The Building Blocks of DNA and RNA

Comparison of a single-stranded RNA and a double-stranded DNA with their corresponding nucleobases. (Image: Wikimedia Commons, CC SA 3.0) The most common type of base pairing is the Watson-Crick base ...
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Thymine (T): A Key Building Block of DNA

In the double helix structure of DNA, thymine forms a base pair with adenine through two hydrogen bonds. This specific pairing is known as complementary base pairing and is essential for the stability ...