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DNA and Genetics
DNA and Genetics unit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does DNA stand for? | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| What is DNA? | contains the genetic code that gives instructions needed for an organism to grow, reproduce, etc. |
| What are the 4 nitrogen bases? | Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Thymine |
| What is a gene? | segment of DNA on a chromosome |
| What is a chromosome? | rod shaped, in nucleus, made of proteins and DNA, controls production of proteins |
| What is phosphate? | forms the sides of DNA with deoxyribose |
| What is deoxyribose? | sugar that makes up the sides of DNA with deoxyribose |
| What is a double helix? | shape of DNA strands |
| What is a hydrogen bond? | connects nitrogen base on DNA |
| What is genetic code? | the order of nitrogen bases on the DNA |
| How do the nitrogen bases connect to each other? | Adenine <> Thimine Cytosine <> Guanine |
| What are the three parts of a nucleotide? | nitrogen base, deoxyribos (sugar), phosphate |