DNA and RNA Flashcards

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What is DNA made up of

A

Sugar
Nitrogen bases
Hydrogen bonds

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What is DNA called

A

Deoxyribosenucleicacid

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2
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What is the monomer of DNA and RNA

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Nucleotides

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3
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What are nucleotides made up of

A

Sugar
Phosphate group
Nitrogen base

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4
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What type of sugar makes up nucleotides in DNA

A

Deoxyribose

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5
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What type of sugar makes up nucleotides in RNA

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Ribose

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6
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Are hydrogen bonds weak

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Yes

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7
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What are the bases of DNA

A

Adenine
Thymine
Cytosine
Guanine

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What base bonds with adenine

A

Thymine

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9
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What base bonds with cytosine

A

Guanine

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10
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What base bonds with thymine

A

Adenine

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11
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What base bonds with guanine

A

Cytosine

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12
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What is RNA called

A

Ribonucleic acid

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13
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How many strands of nucleotides does RNA have

A

1

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14
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How many types of RNA are there

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3

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15
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What are the 3 types of RNA

A

Messenger
Ribosomal
Transfer

16
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DNA holds the codes to make what

A

Proteins

17
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What is a helicase

A

Enzyme that breaks down DNA

18
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The three nitrogen bases of DNA are known as

A

Codons

19
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What does messenger RNA do

A

Carries info for making proteins

20
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Which organelle does mRNA carry information to

A

Cytoplasm

21
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Which RNA makes up ribosomes

A

Ribosomal

22
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Ribosomal RNA helps produce what

A

Enzymes

23
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Enzymes produced by rRNA bond together what during protein synthesis

A

Amino acids

24
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What does transfer RNA transport

A

Amino acids

25
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Where are amino acids transported to

A

Ribosome

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Amino acids are assembled into

A

Protein