DNA Flashcards

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1
Q

DNA ia a molecule that holds what

A

Gentic information

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2
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Each cell in oour body has the same ………. in it

A

DNA

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3
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A strand in DNA hold all the infomation for what

A

The entire body

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4
Q

Wht does DNA stand for

A

Deoxyribose nucleic acid

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5
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DNA is a molecule that is called what

A

Polymer

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6
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A polymer has many repeated units called what

A

Nucleotides

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7
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A nucleatide is mad of what 3 things

A
  1. Five carbon sugar
  2. Phosphate
  3. Organic base
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8
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The five carbon sugar has to always be

A

Deoxyribose

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9
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There are 4 organic base name them

A

Cytosine, guanine, adenine, thymine

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10
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The phosphate of sugar of adjacent nuclotide toined together by what reaction

A

Condensation reaction

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11
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When a condensation reaction occurs what does it form

A

A long polymer strand

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12
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DNA has how many strands

A

2

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13
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The 2 polynucleotide strand that are what to each other

A

Upside down relative to the strands

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14
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The organic bases bond together by what

A

Hhydrogen bonds

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15
Q

Name which organic bases bond with each other with what

A

Cytosine - guanine 3 hydrogen bonds

Adenine - thymine 2 hydrogen bonds

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16
Q

How is a double helix formed

A

2 polynucleotide twist with each other to form the shape