DNA Flashcards
What is the proper name of DNA
Deoxy-Ribo-Nucleic-Acid
What does a cell contain
Chromosomes which carry genetic information
What are Nucleotides
the subunits of DNA
What are the 3 parts of Nucleotides
Sugar, Base, and Phosphate
Where is the sugar molecule located
in the centre
What is the sugar called
Dexoyribose
What are the 4 bases in a Nucleotides
Guanine, Adenine, Cyotosine, Thymine (GACT)
DNA molecules consists of nucleotides that are joined in 2 ways, what are they?
single and double strands
Double stranded is formed by a type of bond what is it called
Hydrogen Bond
Are hydrogen bond weaker or stronger than covalent bonds?
Weaker
What 4 bases always pair together?
G and C and T and A
What is a DNA double helix?
two strands of dna twist together.
What is the genetic code
is the order of the 4 different nucleotides - DNA sequence