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DNA_GAUL
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What kind of organic molecule is DNA? | nucleic acid |
| What are the building blocks of nucleic acids? | nucleotides |
| What are the bases in DNA? | adenine (A) -- thymine (T) Cytosine (C) -- guanine (G) |
| Base pairing rules for DNA | adenine (A) -- thymine (T) Cytosine (C) -- guanine (G) |
| What is the shape of the DNA molecule? | Double Helix = twisted ladder |
| detached earlobe, curling the tongue, eye color, hair color | examples of genetic traits |
| Blue eyes are _________ in my family because my mom passed the trait on to me. | hereditary |
| nucleus, cell membrane, chromosome, ribosome | structures in the cell |
| ribosome | site in the cell where the tRNA and mRNA synthesize proteins |
| gene | segment of DNA |
| biotechnology that might splice a bacteria gene into a human DNA | genetic engineering |
| synthesis | to put parts together to make a whole. |
| mutation | change in the DNA sequence |
| genetic information | DNA |