DNA

Question 1

what are the monomers of DNA called

Answer 1

nucleotides

Question 2

give the 4 DNA bases

Answer 2

adenine
thymine
guanine
cytosine

Question 3

when nucleotides link to form a DNA strand, explain what happens

Answer 3

the OH on a phosphate bonds to the OH on a sugar producing a molecule of water

Question 4

what is DNA

Answer 4

deoxyribose nucleic acid is a condensation polymer formed from a sugar, phosphate, base

Question 5

define nucleotide

Answer 5

sugar
phosphate group
base

Question 6

what is the sugar called in a DNA nucleotide

Answer 6

2- deoxyribose

Question 7

what bonds hold together multiple nucleotides in a polynucleotide strand

Answer 7

(sugar phosphate)

phosphodiester bonds

Question 8

how many hydrogen bonds form between A and T

Answer 8

A = T

Question 9

how many hydrogen bonds form between G and C

Answer 9

3

Question 10

what does the sequence of bases provide information about

Answer 10

sequence of bases provides information about the sequence of a/a in the synthesis of a protein

the code used is called a triplet code where 3 bases make an amino acid

Question 11

what is the triplet code

Answer 11

3 bases code for an amino acid