DNA Flashcards
How many rings do Purines have?
2 rings
How many rings do Pyrimidines have?
1 ring
The number of Cytosines in a molecule of DNA should equal the number of ___.
Guanines
What are the four nitrogen bases?
Thymine|Adenine|Guanine|Cytosine
What is the shape of DNA?
Double Helix
What type of bonds are found between nitrogen bases?
Hydrogen bonds
How many hydrogen bonds do Adenine and Thymine have?
2 hydrogen bonds
How many hydrogen bonds do Cytosine and Guanine have?
3 hydrogen bonds
What shape are Eukaryotic chromosomes?
Linear
What shape are Prokaryotic chromosomes?
Circular
What does DNA store?
Genetic information to build proteins
What are three nucleotides called?
Codon
What does Codons code for?
Amino Acids
What makes up the sugar-phosphate backbone?
Deoxyribose sugar and phosphate
What proteins help keep DNA coiled?
Nucleosomes and Histones
What is DNA coiled into?
Chromosomes
What do errors or damages to the DNA cause?
Mutations
What is the order of enzymes used during DNA replication? (first to last)
Topoisomerase, Helicase, Primase, DNA Polymerase, & Ligase
What intiates DNA synthesis for both the leading and lagging strand
RNA primers
Which strands add new nucleotides from the 5′ to 3′ end?
Both the leading and lagging strand
What organelle does DNA replication occur in?
Nucleus
During what phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?
S
What is the site where DNA replication begins?
Replication Origin
What is the builder in DNA replication?
DNA polymerase
What is the enzyme that connects DNA to the sugar phosphate backbone?
Ligase
What protein does DNA wind itself around?
Histone
What direction does DNA polymerase move in?
From the 5′ to 3′ end
What enzyme breaks hydrogen bonds (unzips)?
Helicase
What enzyme sets the primers?
Primase
What are the fragments on the lagging strand called?
Okazaki fragments
How are the two strands of DNA arranged?
Antiparallel
What is the function of DNA?
Contains the instructions for creating proteins
What are nucleotides made of?
Deoxyribose sugar, Phosphate, Nitrogen Base
What is the monomer of DNA?
Nucleotides
What does Topoisomerase do in DNA replication?
Unwinds the DNA strands
What enzyme breaks the hydrogen bonds between the nitrogen bases?
Helicase
What is the deoxyribose sugar molecule bonded to in nucleotides?
Phosphate & Nitrogen Base
What does Antiparallel mean?
It runs in the opposite direction
Which scientists developed the first DNA model in the shape of a double helix?
James Watson & Francis Crick
What enzyme prevents supercoiling by breaking and reforming bonds of the sugar-phosphate backbone during DNA replication?
Topoisomerase
Two __________ make one ___________?
Chromatids, Chromosomes