5.1 history of DNA Flashcards
1
Q
double helix
A
2 strands of DNA
2
Q
transformation
A
acquiring a factor from another bacteria
3
Q
nucleotides are what
A
building blocks
4
Q
why are hydrogen bonds weaker
A
to break them to copy DNA
5
Q
ecah strand is antiparallel
A
runs in opposite directions
6
Q
pairs in DNA
A
adenine: thymine Guanine: cytosine
7
Q
pyrimidine is what pairs with what
A
1 ring and pairs with purine (2 rings)
8
Q
transformation won’t happen without what
A
DNA
9
Q
parts of nucleotides
A
po4, carbohydrates monosaccharide, and nitrogen bases
10
Q
what are the pyrimidines
A
thymine and cytosine
11
Q
what are the purines
A
adenine and guanine
12
Q
5 carbon is what
A
po4
13
Q
3 carbon is what
A
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