DNA Structure Flashcards
1
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DNA
A
deoxyribonucleic acid
2
Q
Nucleotide
A
building block of RNA and DNA, made of sugar molecule attached to phosphate group and nitrogenous base
3
Q
4 nitrogen bases
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Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine
4
Q
Phosphodiester bonds
A
Strong bonds that connect sugar and phosphate to form sugar-phosphate backbone in a strand of DNA
5
Q
Hydrogen bonds
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Two bonds between A and T, and three between C and G to connect two strands together
6
Q
Antiparallel
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Parallel but moving in opposite directions
7
Q
Polypeptide
A
Sequence of amino acids joined together by peptide bonds
