A1.2 - Nucleic Acids Flashcards
1
Q
What is Adenine & Thymine?
A
purines
2
Q
What is Cytosine, Guanine & Uracil
A
pyrimidines
3
Q
What can be said about comparing genomes in animals?
A
The more closely related two species are, the more similar their base sequences.
4
Q
What is the number of hydrogen bonds between Cytosine & Guanine
A
3 hydrogen bonds
5
Q
What do nucleosomes do?
A
Packages DNA into nucleosomes through coiling
6
Q
What does radioactive sulfur mark? What about radioactive phosphorus?
(Hershey Chase Experiment)
A
Sulfur marks Proteins; Phosphorus marks DNA.
7
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