DNA strand
Half double helix
A DNA strand is one of the two long chains of nucleotides that wind around each other to form the double helix structure of DNA.
Each strand carries genetic information through its sequence of bases.
The two strands are complementary—they pair together and can separate during replication, with each serving as a template for a new partner strand.
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
- double helixTwo intertwined spirals
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- base pairsBonded DNA building blocks
- geneHereditary information unit
chromosome · base pair · adenine · thymine · guanine · cytosine · replication · coil · spiral · backbone · sequence · twist · ladder · building blocks · unzip · mutation · genetic code · genetic material
nucleic acid type
DNA strandmRNA
Gene's working copy
messenger RNA · ribonucleic acid · RNA · transfer RNA · transcript