The structure of DNA A long molecule made of units called nucleotides Nucleotide - Made of three basic parts (deoxyribose,

a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base There are 4 kinds of nitrogenous bases in DNA The bases are adenine and guanine which are purines and the bases cytosine and thymine are pyrimidine The backbone is formed by sugar and phosphate groups of each nucleotide The nucleotides can be joined together in any order (any sequence of bases is possible) Guanine [G] goes with cytosine [C] and adenine [A] goes with thymine [T] -

The double helix Hydrogen bonds form between certain nitrogenous bases and provide enough force to hold the two strands together Looks like a twisted ladder or spiral staircase