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who are the scientist responsible for the current model of DNA

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Francis crick and james watson

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a second experiment was done making the DNA or the protein of bacteriophages radioactive the result showed that the genetic chemical must be what

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DNA

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what did Rosalind franklin and Maurice wilking use to help reveal the structure of DNA

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X-RAY

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4
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IF the sequence of bases on one side of the DNA molecule is GATC, the correct sequence of bases on the other side is what

A

CTAG

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5
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the upright of DNA molecule are composed of ____ paired with a _____________

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Purine and Pyrimidme

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6
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The rungs of DNA ladder are composed of What

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Nitrogen bases

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7
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In DNA four forms of the molecule each have a different type of what

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Nitrogen bases

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8
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The part of the molecule for which deoxyribonucleic acid is named is the

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Surgar

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9
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Chemic analysis finds that 20% of the bases from a certain organism is Guanine what amounts of other bases would you expect to find in this particular DNA

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Adenine=30
thymine=30
cytosine=25

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10
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THer term replication refers to DNA’s ability to do what

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Copy itself

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Put the events of replicating in order (bond backbone, unzip, uncoil, and add new nucleotides)

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Uncoil. unzip, add nucleotides, bond backbone

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12
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In the life cycle of a cell DNA replication occurs during which phase

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S-phase

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13
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The process by which DNA polymerase is able to correct mismatched nucleotides is called what

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Proof reading

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14
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The replication of a double stranded DNA molecule begins when what unwinds the DNA and breaks what

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DNA helicase and hydrogen bonds

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15
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Because there any many replication forks within a single DNA molecule, replication tends to do what

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Replicate faster

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16
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What is the final result of DNA replication

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2 enzymes

17
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why is the DNA repair sequence important to an organism’s survival

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Correct mutation

18
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In gel Electrophoresis the DNA moves from one end of the gel to the other because the DNA is ________ charged

A

Negativly

19
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In gel electrophoresis the DNA separates because the _______ Fragments move farther than the ________ fragments

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smaller large

20
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what is deoxyribose

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a sugar derived from ribose by replacing

21
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what is adenine

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a compound which is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids

22
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what is phosphates

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a salt or ester of phosphoric acid

23
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what is nucleus

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typically a single rounded structure bounded by a double membrane

24
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what is thymine

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a compound which is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids

25
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what is dna

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DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. It is a chemical made up of two long molecules

26
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what is dna helicase

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Unwinds the double helix at the replication fork

27
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what is guanine

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one of the bases

28
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what is dna polymerase

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Definition. DNA polymerase is a specific class of enzyme found in all living organisms

29
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what is nucleotide

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Nucleotides form the basic structural unit of nucleic acids such as DNA

30
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what is cytosine

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a compound found in living tissue as a constituent base of nucleic acids

31
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what is hydrogen bonds

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a weak bond between two molecules resulting from an electrostatic attraction between a proton in one molecule and an electronegative atom in the other