Study exam 3 Flashcards
1
Q
what information does DNA genome hold?
A
How to build every protein in the cell
2
Q
What is a genome
A
Entirety of an organisms hereditary information
3
Q
What bonds hold the nucleotides together?
A
Hydrogen bonds
4
Q
Parts of a nucleotide
A
Sugar phosphate backbone, nitrogen base, sugar
5
Q
What are the nitrogen bases
A
Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine
6
Q
What is the function of the sugar phosphate back bone?
A
Forms the structural framework of nucleic acid
7
Q
What are histones
A
Histones bind to DNA and help give chromosomes their shape, and control the activity of genes
8
Q
Prokaryotic chromosomes are ___circled
A
Single
9
Q
Eukaryotic chromosomes have____pieces
A
Multiple linear
10
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