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What information in inherited

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Genetic information is inherited

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DNA is a substance that does what

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DNA is a substance which encodes the genetic information of inheritance in a chemical language

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How to describe DNA

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DNA is a very long, double - stranded molecule in the shape of a double helix

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What is each strand of DNA made up from

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Each strand of DNA is made up of chemical units called nucleotides

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What three parts make up a DNA nucleotide

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DNA nucleotide is made up from deoxyribose, phosphate, and a base

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what do deoxyribose molecules have

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Deoxyribose molecules have five carbon atoms numbered 1 to 5

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What happens between nucleotide phosphates and the carbon molecules

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The phosphate of one nucleotide joins to the carbon 5’5 and is linked to the carbon 3’3 of the next nucleotide in the strand

This produces a 3’-5’ sugar-phosphate-backbone

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What are the four different DNA bases called

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A - adenine
C - cytosine
T - thymine
G - guanine

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How are the strands joined together

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The nucleotides of one strand of DNA are linked to the nucleotides on the next strand of DNA through their complementary base pairs

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What are the pairs

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Adenine - Thymine
(Adenine - Uracil)
Guanine - Cytosine

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How are base pairs held together

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Base pairs are held together by weak hydrogen bonds

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What does each strand have

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Each strand has a sugar-phosphate backbone which has a 3’ end that starts with a deoxyribose molecule and a 5’ end that finishes with a phosphate molecule

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What way do the two strands of a DNA molecule run

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The two strands of a DNA molecule run in opposite directions and are antiparallel to each other

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What forms the genetic code

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The base sequence of DNA forms the genetic code

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When do DNA molecules replicate

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DNA molecules replicate before cell division

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What is replication

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Replication is the process by which DNA molecules can direct the synthesis of identical copies of themselves

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What does DNA replication require

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DNA replication requires the original DNA strands to act as template strands, a supply of DNA nucleotides, primers, enzymes DNA polymerase and ligase, ATP

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What is DNA replicated by

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DNA is replicated by the enzyme DNA polymerase before cell division

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What is needed to start replication

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DNA polymerase requires primers to start replication

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Describe a primer strand

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A primer is a very short complementary strand of nucleotides which bind to the 3’ end of the template
(DNA strand allowing polymerase to add DNA nucleotides

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How does DNA polymerase add DNA nucleotides to the new strand of DNA being formed

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DNA polymerase adds DNA nucleotides, using complementary base pairing, to the deoxyribose 3’ end of the new DNA strand which is forming

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How are two template strands created

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DNA is unwound and hydrogen bonds between complementary bases are broken to form two template strands

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What happens to the leading strand and lagging strand

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DNA polymerase can only add nucleotides in one direction from it 3’ end to it’s 5’ end and as a result, the leading strand is replicated continuously and lagging strand is replicated in fragments

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How are the fragments joined together

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Fragments are joined together by the enzyme ligase

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What is the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

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PCR is a laboratory technique used for the amplification of DNA

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How does PCR amplify DNA

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PCR amplifies DNA using complementary primers for specific target sequences

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Describe the primer strands of PCR

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primers are short strands of nucleotides which are complementary to specific target sequences at the two 3’ ends of the region of DNA needed to be amplified

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How does PCR work

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PCR takes place by repeated cycles of heating and cooling to amplify the target region of DNA
One cycle of PCR doubles the number of copies of a region of DNA

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What is step 1 of PCR

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DNA is heated to between 92 degrees and 98 degrees to separate the strands

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What is step 2 of PCR

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It is then cooled to between 50 degrees and 65 degrees to allow primers to bind to target sequences

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What is step 3 of PCR

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It is then heated to between 70 degrees and 80 degrees for heat tolerant DNA polymerase to replicate the region of DNA

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What can PCR be used for

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PCR can be used for a variety of practical applications
PCR can amplify DNA to help solve crimes, solve paternity disputes and diagnose genetic disorders

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