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bio unit 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the full name of DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| segments of DNA Which code for specific amino acids called | codon |
| DNA may coil and condense into visible structures called | chromesomes |
| what are the 3 parts of a nucleotide | phosphate, sugar, nitrogenous base |
| what are the 4 nitrogen bases | A,T,C,G |
| James Watson and Francis Crick, with the help of Roslind Franklin, determined that DNA is in the shape of... | Double Helix |
| DNA Can be compared to a twisted latter.... what would the sides of the latter be | phosphate, and sugar |
| DNA Can be compared to a twisted latter.... what would the rungs of the latter be | nitrogenous base |
| what would base to A in DNA | T |
| what would base to C In DNA | G |
| what would base to G in DNA | C |
| what would base to T in DNA | A |
| How much of the parent DNA make up one daughter DNA molecule | Half |
| what is the first step of DNA replication | DNA unwinds and Breaks the bounds |
| what is the second step of DNA replication | nucleotides are paired to there corresponding base |
| what is the third step of DNA replication | base pairs are proofread |
| what would base to A in RNA | U |
| what would base to U in RNA | A |
| what would base to C in RNA | G |
| what would base to G in RNA | C |
| what does the m in mRNA stand for | Mesenger |
| What is the function of mRNA | Forms proteins |
| what are the 3 types of RNA | messenger, Transfer DNA, Ribosomal RNA |
| what are the 3 differences between RNA and DNA | RNA sugar is ribose, RNA uses U instead of T, RNA is a single strand |
| what are proteins made of | amino acids |
| what is the first step of transcription | start signal located |
| what is the second step of transcription | copying DNA to RNA |
| what is the third step of transcription | stop signal located |
| what is the fourth step of transcription | proofreading occurs |
| what is the full name of RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| what is Replication | The process by which DNA is copied during the cell cycle |
| what is Transcription | The process of copying a sequence of DNA to produce a complementary strand of RNA |