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DNA Basics
Review Game to study for test on DNA unit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A DNA molecule is shaped like a | spiral staircase |
| What nitrogen pair always pairs with Adenine during DNA replication? | thymine |
| Each rung of the DNA ladder is made of | a pair of nitrogen bases. |
| What is copied during replication? | chromosomes |
| Proteins are important because they | control cell functions |
| Sex cells of an organism have __?__ the number of chromosomes as body cells. | half |
| What happens to a pair of chromosomes during meiosis? | chromosome pairs separate into new sex cells. |
| What determines the genetic code? | the order of nitrogen bases along the DNA molecule. |
| The order of the bases along a gene determines the order of amino acids of what? | proteins |
| Chromosomes are made up of | DNA |
| What is a segment of a chromosome that has the code for a protein called? | gene |