DNA

Question 1

Chromosome that contains genes for characteristics not directly related to the gender of the organism

Answer 1

Autosomes

Question 2

Long continuous thread of DNA that consists of numerous genes and regulatory information

Answer 2

Chromosome

Question 3

either of the nucleotide bases linked by a hydrogen bond on opposite strands of DNA or double-stranded RNA: guanine is the complementary base of cytosine, and adenine is the complementary base of thymine in DNA and of uracil in RNA.

Answer 3

Complementary Bases

Question 4

Molecule that stores genetic information in all organisms

Answer 4

Deoxyribonucleic acid

Question 5

the basis for biological inheritance, is a fundamental process occurring in all living organisms to copy their DNA.

Answer 5

DNA replication

Question 6

Model that compares the structure of a DNA molecule in which two strands wind around one another to that of a twisted ladder

Answer 6

Double helix

Question 7

Specific region of DNA that codes for a particular protein

Answer 7

Gene

Question 8

Polymer of nucleotides; the genetic material of organisms

Answer 8

Nucleic acids

Question 9

Monomer that forms DNA and has a phosphate group, a sugar, and a nitrogen-containing base

Answer 9

Nucleotides

Question 10

nucleic acid molecule that that allows for the transmission of genetic information and protein synthesis

Answer 10

Ribonucleic acid

Question 11

Chromosomes that directly control the development of sexual characteristics

Answer 11

Sex chromosomes