DNA Structure (and function)

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DNA contains the instructions for: lipids, proteins, saturated fats, carbohydrates

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proteins

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DNA is

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deoxyribonucleic acid

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What are the basic building blocks of DNA?

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nucleotides

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Deoxyribose is a

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5-carbon sugar

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In DNA, nucleotides are held together by

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weak hydrogen bonds

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Adenine bonds with

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thymine

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Guanine bonds with

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Cytosine

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The structure of our DNA can be described as

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a double helix

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DNA's ribbon-like backbone is made of

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deoxyribose sugar and phosphate groups