Structure of DNA Flashcards

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Describe the structure of DNA?

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Structure of DNA - nucleotides (deoxyribose sugar, phosphate and base), sugar-phosphate backbone, base pairing (adenine - thymine and guanine - cytocine) by hydrogen bonds and double stranded antiparallel structure, with deoxyribose and phosphate at 3’ and 5’ ends of each strand respectively, forming a double helix.

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Describe what is meant by the term genetic code?

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The nucleotide base sequence of the DNA molecule forms the genetic code

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