As in DNA replication, RNA is synthesized in the 5' â 3' direction (from the point of view of the growing RNA transcript). Only one of the two DNA strands is transcribed. This strand is called the template strand, because it provides the template for ordering the sequence of nucleotides in an RNA transcript.
The properties of the chemical elements are summarized on the periodic table, which organizes the elements by increasing atomic number into rows (periods) in which the columns (groups) share recurring (periodic) physical and chemical properties.
The Periodic Table offers basic information about each one of the known chemical elements. Each element has its own box in the table, and these boxes include the element's atomic number, atomic weight and chemical symbol. An element's position on the table indicates which elements share its basic properties.