Unit 2: Genetics Flashcards
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
RNA
Ribonucleic Acid
Chromosomes in a human body
46
Pairs of Chromosomes in a human body
23
Who Discovered DNA?
Francis Circk
John Watson
Rosalind Franklin
Specific Location Where genes are on DNA
Locus
Complete Set of genes in an organism
Genome
What does Thymine Bond with?
Adenine
What does Cytosine bond with?
Guanine
What bonds with Adenine in RNA?
Uracil
Adenine and Guanine
Purines
Cytosine and Thymine
Pyrimidines
What are nucleotides attached by?
Phosphodiester bond
What are nitrogenous bases and each side of DNA molecule attached by?
Hydrogen Bond
DNA molecules coil to fit into cells with this protein Molecule
Histone
Nucleosomes (8 histones) form what by coiling upon themselves?
Chromatin Fiber
6 Nucleosomes
Solenoid