Some are further divided into subtypes. â¢ OCA1, or tyrosinase-related albinism, results from a genetic defect in an enzyme called tyrosinase. This enzyme helps the body to change the amino acid, tyrosine, into pigment. (An amino acid is a âbuilding blockâ of protein.) There are two subtypes of OCA1.
Pyrimidine is group of molecules that are part of the DNA and RNA structure. These molecules feature a single ring structure made of six atoms. There are several pyrimidine molecules, but only cytosine and thymine are part of the DNA structure, while cytosine and uracil are part of the RNA structure. These molecules bind with their purine counterparts to join the two strands of the DNA or RNA polymer.
For example, thymine would have a different nitrogenous base than adenine. In addition to this, it also contains one phosphate group and one deoxyribose sugar molecule to complete its signature recipe. Thymine is most often represented as a ring-like structure called a pyrimidine. Each respective base is in the shape of a ring-like form and there are two types. A purine is a base that contains a double ring form. By contrast, a pyrimidine is a base that contains a single ring form. Adenine and guanine are the purines. Thymine and cytosine are the pyrimidines. Adenine and thymine are almost always going to be partners on the DNA ladder. Cytosine and guanine will form the other base pair partnership.