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Modern Genetics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid- Chemical that passes genetic information from generation to generation |
| Nucleotides | Building blocks of DNA. They have three parts: nitrogenous bases, a sugar, and a phosphate group |
| The Bases are | Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Thymine (A, G, T, C) |
| Double Helix | the shape of DNA. Its like a twisted ladder |
| Replication | make a copy |
| James Watson and Francis Crick | Discovered the shape of DNA |
| Weak Hydrogen Bonds | Hold the bases together |
| G goes with | C |
| A goes with | T |
| RNA | Ribonucleic Acid |