{"id":597,"date":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","slug":"twin-nucleic-acids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/?p=597","title":{"rendered":"Twin Nucleic Acids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 102, 153);\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Twin Nucleic Acids<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Proteins play many roles within the cell:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Structural proteins constitute the cell&#8217;s framework, <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Defensive proteins (antibodies) neutralize microbes that try to invade it,<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Transport proteins carry oxygen to it, <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Enzyme proteins promote certain chemical reactions within the cell.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The complex protein molecules are manufactured from smaller molecules, called amino acids. The sequences of amino acids in proteins are determined by the building (code) plans, or blueprints, contained in the DNA&#8217;s complementary Twin, RNA. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">One Purine or Pyrimidine attached to a sugar is called <span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">a nucleoside<\/span>. A nucleoside attached to a phosphate group is called <span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">a nucleotide<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The twin nucleic acids, DNA (Deoxy-ribo-Nucleic Acid) and RNA (Ribo-Nucleic Acid) are long chains composed of only 2 different nitrogen base molecules.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Each <span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">nucleotide<\/span> consists of a base plus a pentagon shaped (4 carbon + 1 oxygen atoms) sugar that is connected to 1 or 2 phosphate groups. These phosphates act as bridges between adjacent sugars. See below:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 363px; height: 404px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/dna-chain.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Nucleotides are important for every organism on Earth. These special molecules are also involved in enzyme reactions in the body, production of chemical energy, and cell &gt; cell signaling. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Linked together, they form a nucleic acid, called a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wisegeek.com\/what-are-polymers.htm\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">polymer<\/span><\/a>. An organism&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wisegeek.com\/what-is-the-genetic-code.htm\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">genetic code<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">can have billions of base pairs.<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"100\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/basepairAT-flash.gif\" \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"100\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/basepairGC-flash.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">DNA consists of coils of code with a unique and consistent current flowing through it. The current sets up a small magnetic field, which allows for the <a href=\"?p=635\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">transfer of information<\/span><\/a> through magnetism. It twists in reaction to the attraction and repulsion of the basepairs&#8217; magnetic polarization.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"255\" height=\"310\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/4-2011-pics\/DNA%20Coiling.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"?p=599\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>read more &#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twin Nucleic Acids Proteins play many roles within the cell: Structural proteins constitute the cell&#8217;s framework, Defensive proteins (antibodies) neutralize microbes that try to invade it, Transport proteins carry oxygen to it, Enzyme proteins promote certain chemical reactions within the cell. The complex protein molecules are manufactured from smaller molecules, called amino acids. 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