DNA Flashcards

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1
Q

What is the proper name of DNA

A

Deoxy-Ribo-Nucleic-Acid

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2
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What does a cell contain

A

Chromosomes which carry genetic information

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3
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What are Nucleotides

A

the subunits of DNA

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4
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What are the 3 parts of Nucleotides

A

Sugar, Base, and Phosphate

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5
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Where is the sugar molecule located

A

in the centre

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6
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What is the sugar called

A

Dexoyribose

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7
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What are the 4 bases in a Nucleotides

A

Guanine, Adenine, Cyotosine, Thymine (GACT)

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DNA molecules consists of nucleotides that are joined in 2 ways, what are they?

A

single and double strands

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9
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Double stranded is formed by a type of bond what is it called

A

Hydrogen Bond

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10
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Are hydrogen bond weaker or stronger than covalent bonds?

A

Weaker

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11
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What 4 bases always pair together?

A

G and C and T and A

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12
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What is a DNA double helix?

A

two strands of dna twist together.

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13
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What is the genetic code

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is the order of the 4 different nucleotides - DNA sequence

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