DNA And RNA Vocabulary

Question 1

DNA

Answer 1

Deoxyribonucleic acid; the genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring.

Question 2

Double Helix

Answer 2

The shape of a DNA molecule. It looks like a twisted ladder.

Question 3

Nitrogen Bases

Answer 3

Molecules that contain nitrogen and other elements.

Question 4

Adenine

Answer 4

One of the fundamental components of nucleic acids.

Question 5

Thymine

Answer 5

One of the fundamental components of nucleic acids.

Question 6

Guanine

Answer 6

One of the fundamental components of nucleic acids.

Question 7

Cytosine

Answer 7

One of the fundamental components of nucleic acids.

Question 8

Gene

Answer 8

A sequence of DNA that determines a trait and is passed from parent to offspring.

Question 9

DNA Replication

Answer 9

Before a cell divides, the process in which DNA copies itself.

Question 10

RNA

Answer 10

The genetic code from the DNA inside the nucleus to the cytoplasm.

Question 11

Uracil

Answer 11

Instead of thymine, RNA contains uracil.

Question 12

Chromosomes

Answer 12

A threadlike structure within a cell’s nucleus that contains DNA that is passed from one generation to the next.