DNA ch.13 Flashcards

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1
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base pairing

A

principle that bonds in DNA can form only adenine and thymine and between guanine and cytosine

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2
Q

Nucleic acids are made up of __________

A

building blocks called nucleotides

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3
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DNA is made up of __________________

A

nucleotides joined into long strands or chains by covalent bonds

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4
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A=__ G=__

A

A=T G=C

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5
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Who produced an X-ray diffraction photograph that revealed two important clues about the structure of DNA?

A

Rosalind Franklin

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6
Q

The Griffith, Avery, and Hershey-Chase experiments established that the carrier of genetic information from one generation of a cell to the next generation is what type of molecule?

A

DNA

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7
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According to the Chargaff rule, which of the following must be true regarding the number of each type of nucleotide in DNA?

A

A=T; G=C

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8
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Which two scientist worked out the double-helix structure of DNA that we know now?

A

Watson and Crick

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9
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In DNA, the nitrogenous base that pairs with adenine is….

A

thymine

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10
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The two strands of the DNA double helix are held together by …

A

hydrogen bonds between bases

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11
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replication

A

process of copying DNA prior to cell division

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12
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DNA polymerase

A

principle enzyme involved in DNA replication

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13
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telomere

A

repetitive DNA at the end of a eukaryotic chromosome

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14
Q

Prokaryote or Eukaryote or both?
New chromosomes remain attached to cell membrane

A

Eukaryote

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15
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Prokaryote or Eukaryote or both?
Protein’s check for errors

A

Both

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16
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Prokaryote or Eukaryote or both?
DNA replication is in the cytoplasm

A

Prokaryote

17
Q

Prokaryote or Eukaryote or both?
Starts at one place

A

Prokaryote

18
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Prokaryote or Eukaryote or both?
Proceeds in two directions

A

Both

19
Q

Prokaryote or Eukaryote or both?
Copies of DNA condense into chromosomes that separate

A

Both

20
Q

Prokaryote or Eukaryote or both?
Starts at many places

A

Eukaryote

21
Q

Prokaryote or Eukaryote or both?
DNA is packaged with Histones after replication

A

Eukaryote

22
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Prokaryote or Eukaryote or both?
DNA replication requires telomerase

A

Eukaryote

23
Q

What happens when a piece of DNA is missing?

A

It can harm or benefit

24
Q

What is an example of a nucleotide found in DNA

A

adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G), and cytosine (C).

25
Q

Watson and Crick discovered the two strands of DNA run in ……

A

run in opposite sides

26
Q

DNA replication results in two DNA molecules,

A

consisting of one new and one old chain of nucleotides

27
Q

In eukaryotes, DNA is found

A

nucleus

28
Q

In both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, DNA replication happens

A

before the division of the cell

29
Q

DNA is replicated during which phase of the cell cycle?

A

S phase

30
Q

The backbone of DNA is composed of

A

alternating sugar (deoxyribose) and phosphate groups.

31
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What holds on nucleotide to another nucleotide on the same strand of DNA

A

hydrogen bonds

32
Q

In prokaryotes, DNA molecules are found

A

a central area of the cell called the nucleoid

33
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A nucleotide does not contain

A

Uracil is never a part of nucleotide of DNA.