Purines/Pyrimidines
Purines/Pyrimidines
Purines and Pyrimidines are the building blocks of our DNA & RNA. They carry the genetic code for all living creatures. A purine consists of a hexagonal shaped pyrimidine ring fused to a pentagonal shaped imidazole ring:
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purine pyrimidine imidazole
Our DNA molecule is the result of playful interactions
between ± 20 Billion hexagons and pentagons