DNA Notes Flashcards
0
Q
they are the building blocks for proteins -
A
Nucleaic acids
1
Q
they are the basic building blocks of life - (all living components are made from this)
A
Protein
2
Q
DNA stands for -
A
deoxy-ribo-nucleic acid
3
Q
what is DNA structure -
A
double helix
4
Q
who determined that DNA is a doublehelix? - two people:
A
Waton & Crick
5
Q
it carries the heredity code to make proteins -
A
DNA
6
Q
the basic unit of DNA -
A
Nucleotides
7
Q
What three things do nucleotides make up? -
A
deoxyribose sugar
phosepahte group
nitrogen base
8
Q
How many nitrogen bases are there?
A
four
9
Q
What are the four bases?
A
Adenine
Thymine
Guanine
Cytosine
10
Q
Nitrogen bases are held together by what?
A
hydrogen bonds
11
Q
What are the complimentary base pairs -
A
A & T
C & T