Bio Quiz On Dna Flashcards

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1
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How many metres of dna are in each cell

A

2 metres

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2
Q

What does dna coil around

A

Histone protiens

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3
Q

What’s a chromatid

A

Compacted DNA

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4
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What are the 3 components of dna

A

Phosphate group
Nitrogenous bases
Deoxyribose sugar

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5
Q

What bonds connect the sugar phosphate backbone

A

Phosphodiester bonds

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6
Q

What does 5 prime and 3 prime end with

A

5 prime ends with phosphate
3 primes ends in sugar and hydroxy group

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7
Q

What two bases are pyrimindes

A

Thymine and cytosine

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8
Q

What two bases are purines

A

Adenine and guanine

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9
Q

What are purines

A

Double ring structure

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10
Q

What’s a pryimindes

A

Single ring structure

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11
Q

What is à polynucleotide

A

Multiple nucleotide bonded together

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12
Q

How many hydrogen bonds bind a and t

A

2

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13
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How many hydrogen bonds bind c and g

A

3

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14
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How does the double helix run

A

Anti parallel ( each strand has a 5 prime and 3 prime end)

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15
Q

What does 3 prime end with

A

Hydroxyl group

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