DNA structure

Question 1

DNA

Answer 1

Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid
Chromosomes composed of DNA

Question 2

Four base pairs

Answer 2

Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine

Question 3

Complimentary Base Pairs

Answer 3

Adenine (A) always attached to thymine by two hydrogen bonds.

Guanine (G) always attached to cytosine by 3 hydrogen bonds.

Question 4

Purine Base Pairs

Answer 4

Adenine & Guanine

Question 5

Pyrimidines Base pairs

Answer 5

Cytosine & Thymine

Question 6

Triplet/Codon

Answer 6

3 base in a sequence together

Question 7

Double Helix

Answer 7

DNA, twisted structure (similar shape to a ladder) with
- Complimentary base pairs
- Phosphate and sugar groups forming vertical bias.

Question 8

Nucleotide

Answer 8

General reoccurring sub-unit

Question 9

Nucleotide DNA

Answer 9

P
\
D ___ NB

Question 10

Nucleotide RNA

Answer 10

P
\
R ___ NB

Question 11

DNA
Sugar?
Structure?
Location?

Answer 11

Sugar : Deoxyribose (5C)
Structure : Double-Stranded
Location : Nucleus, Mitochondria,
One type

Question 12

RNA

Answer 12

Ribo Nucleic Acid
Sugar : Ribose (5C)
Structure : Single-Stranded
Base pairs: Thymine replaced with Uracil (U). Uracil forms complimentary base pair with adenine using 2 hydrogen bonds.
Locations : Nucleus, Ribosome, Cytoplasm

Question 13

3 Types of RNA

Answer 13

Messenger RNA
Ribosomal RNA
Transfer RNA