DNA Structure Flashcards by adelle bergmann

Q

What is DNA’s structure?

A

double helix
polymer of nucleotides

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What makes up a nucleotide?

A

Phosphate
Sugar
and a base

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What are the bases in DNA?

A

Adenine
thymine
Cytosine
Guanine

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What does “Purine mean”?

A

larger
double ring structure

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What does pyrimidine mean?

A

smaller
single ring

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Which bases are Purine?

A

Adenine
Guanine

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Which bases are pryimidine?

A

Cytosine
Thymine

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What does Adenine bond with?

DNA

A

Thymine

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What does cystosine bond with?

In DNA

A

Guanine

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Which bases form a double hydrogen bond?

A

Adenine-Thymine

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Which bases form a triple hydrogen bond?

A

Guanine-Cystosine

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What is the polymer of a nucleotide?

A

Nucleic acid

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What is the polymer of a nucleic acid?

A

DNA

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