DNA Replication

Front

Which units are repeatedly joined to form a strand of DNA?

Back

Nucleotides

Front

In what phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication take place? Options: G1, S, G2, Prophase

Back

S

Front

Why does DNA replicate?

Back

New cells will have a copy of the DNA

Front

Why is DNA important?

Back

it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things

Front

Nitrogen bases are joined by which type of bond?

Back

hydrogen bonds

Front

What is needed for DNA replication to unzip at the hydrogen bonds?

Back

enzymes

Front

Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG

Back

TAC ACT GTC

Front

In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of Adenine present is always equal to the amount of: cytosine, guanine, thymine, uracil

Back

thymine

Front

The enzyme that unzips the DNA to prepare for replication: helicase, replicase, polymerase, synthase

Back

helicase

Front

DNA replication results in two DNA molecules. What is the composition of these molecules?

Back

each one with one new strand and one original strand