DNA structure Flashcards
1
Q
Deoxyribose nucleic acid
A
DNA
2
Q
phosphate
A
part of the nucleic acid
3
Q
anti-parallel
A
when the 3 and 5 matchups and the 5 and the 3 matches up
4
Q
nitrogen base
A
base of nucleotide
5
Q
Rosalind Franklin
A
x-rays to discover the structure of DNA
6
Q
nucleotide
A
the monomer of nucleic acid
7
Q
hydrogen bonds
A
weak bonds in DNA
8
Q
Purine
A
adenine guanine
9
Q
Hershey and Chase
A
DNA is the genetic material and not protein
10
Q
Watson & Crick
A
discovered double helix
11
Q
double helix
A
form of DNA
12
Q
5 prime
A
5 end compound
13
Q
pyrimidine
A
cytidine and thymine
14
Q
DNA transformation
A
double helix shape
15
Q
chargaff’s rule
A
Adenine and thymine
Cytidine and guanine
