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DNA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the small molecules that make up a strand of DNA called? | Nucleotides |
| What is the shape of DNA? | Double Helix |
| Who discovered the shape of DNA? | James Watson and Francis Crick |
| What are the 3 molecules that make up a nucleotide? | Deoxyribose , phosphate, and 4 nitrogen bases |
| Which molecules make up the sides of the ladder? | Deoxyribose and phosphate |
| Which molecules make up the rung of the ladder? | 4 nitrogen bases |
| Making a copy of DNA is called____________ | Replication |
| What sugar is found in DNA? | Deoxyribose |
| What is a gene? | A segment of DNA that codes for a particular protein that which codes for a trait |
| Which nitrogen bases will bond together? | Adenine to Thymine Cytosine to Guanine |
| What does DNA stand for? | Deoxyribonuclic acid |
| Where is most DNA found in the cell? | Nucleus |