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DNA Flashcards

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What is DNA short for?

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deoxyribonucleic acid

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What is its function?

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  • blueprint from which living organism are made
  • everything living has its own particular DNA molecules
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What is in a single strand of DNA?

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polymer made up from just four different monomers, but is the way these are arranged that leads to this infiinite variety of different end products

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What are the monomers of DNA?

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nucleotides

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What are the 3 parts of the monomer?

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  • phosphate group
  • organic base
  • sugar - 2-deoxyribe
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What are the different bases?

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  • cytosine
  • thymine
  • adenine
  • guanine
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