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Duncan Bio Ch. 12a
DNA Structure
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does DNA stand for? | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| What kind of macromolecule is DNA? | nucleic acid |
| what are the three parts of a nucleotide? | phosphate, sugar, base |
| what kind of sugar is found in DNA? | deoxyribose |
| What two molecules are linked together to form the sides of the DNA molecule? | phosphate and sugar |
| What molecules make up the "steps" or the middle of the DNA molecule? | the bases |
| how many strands of nucleotides are found in a DNA molecule? | 2 strands of nucleotides |
| what shape is the double stranded DNA molecule? | double helix (spiral) |
| What are the 4 bases found in DNA? | adenine, thymine, cytosine, guanine |
| What is the base pairing rule? | only certain bases bond together in the DNA double helix. A<-->T and C<-->G |
| What holds the DNA bases together in the middle of the double helix? | hydrogen bonds |
| The following is a sequence of DNA: ATT GCC GTC TGA What is the complementary sequence? | TAA CGG CAG ACT |