DNA Structure And Replication

Question 0

Chromosome 
Gene
Nucleotide
Dna molecule 
In order

Answer 0

Nucleotide
Gene
Dna molecule
chromosome

Question 1

What is the backbone of DNA composed of?

Answer 1

Phosphate and sugars

Question 2

What does it mean for a DNA molecule to be antiparallel?

Answer 2

Opposite directions of eachother

Question 3

What are the complimentary base pairs?

Answer 3

A=T

G=C

Question 4

How many bonds form between the different base pairs?

Answer 4

2 hydrogen bonds= A&T

3 hydrogen bonds= C&G

Question 5

What is the structure of a chromosome?

Answer 5

1 DNA molecule, and proteins

Question 6

What is a genome?

Answer 6

An organisms complete set of DNA

Question 7

What is a gene?

Answer 7

A piece of a DNA molecule

-codes for protein

Question 8

What is the result of DNA replication?

Answer 8

Double strand, parental strands separate, complimentary nucleotides match up from daughter strands

Question 9

How do the two DNA molecules that are produced, compare to eachother

Answer 9

They are identical unless mutation occurs

Question 10

What end of a DNA strand are nucleotides added to?

Answer 10

The 3’ end of a growing strand

Question 11

How is the lagging strand replicated?

Answer 11

In pieces called Okazaki fragments

They are joined by enzyme ligase