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Test: DNA Structure
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name the four bases. | 1. Guanine 2. Cytosine 3. Adenine 4. Thymine |
| Name the bases that pair together. | Guanine (G) and Cytosine (C) Adenine (A) and Thymine (T) |
| Name the two Pyrimidines and Purines and state the differences between both groups. | Pyrimidines: Cytosine (C) and Thymine (T) Purines: Guanine (G) and Adenine (A) Pyrimidines are single-ringed and Purines are double-ringed. |
| How can you look at DNA and differentiate Adenine from the different bases? | Adenine forms two Hydrogen bonds with Thymine and it is a purine so it is also double-ringed. |
| Why do purines always have to pair with pyrimidines? | Because there is not enough room in the double helix for two purines (since they are double-ringed) and there is too much room for two pyrimidines (since they are single-ringed). |