ViennaRNA Nucleobase and Base Pair Picture Book (BPPB)
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The canonical nucleotides found in RNA and/or DNA, sometimes also referred to as primary nucleotides.
Guanine (C)
RNA DNA
RNA DNA

Cytosine (C)
RNA DNA
RNA DNA

Adenine (A)
RNA DNA
RNA DNA

Uracil (U)
RNA
RNA

Thymine (T)
DNA
DNA

Modified nucleotides found in RNA and/or DNA.
Hypoxanthine (I)
RNA
RNA
Pseudouracil (Ψ)
RNA
RNA
N6-methyl-adenine (m6A)
RNA DNA
RNA DNA
N6-methyl-adenine (m6A)
RNA DNA
RNA DNA
7-deaza-adenine (7DA)
RNA DNA
RNA DNA
Purine (P)
RNA
RNA
The canonical Watson-Crick and Wobble basepairs found in RNA and/or DNA.
Guanine - Cytosine
(G•C)
RNA DNA
(G•C)
RNA DNA

Adenine - Uracil
(A•U)
RNA
(A•U)
RNA

Guanine - Uracil
(G•U)
RNA
(G•U)
RNA

Base Pairs that involve modified nucleobases.
Hypoxanthine - Cytosine
(I•U)
RNA
(I•U)
RNA

Hypoxanthine - Adenine
(I•A)
RNA
(I•A)
RNA

Hypoxanthine - Uracil
(I•U)
RNA
(I•U)
RNA

Pseudouracil - Guanine
(Ψ•G)
RNA
(Ψ•G)
RNA

Pseudouracil - Adenine
(Ψ•A)
RNA
(Ψ•A)
RNA

Pseudouracil - Uracil
(Ψ•U)
RNA
(Ψ•U)
RNA

Pseudouracil - Uracil
(Ψ•U)
RNA
(Ψ•U)
RNA

N6-methyl-adenine - Uracil
(m6A•U)
RNA
(m6A•U)
RNA

7-deaza-adenine - Uracil
(7DA•U)
RNA
(7DA•U)
RNA

Purine - Uracil
(P•U)
RNA
(P•U)
RNA
