DNA & REPLICATION REVIEW - 2024

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What biomolecule is DNA?

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Nucleic acid

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What role does the parent strand play in DNA replication?

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The parent strand serves as a template for adding new bases with the help of an enzyme.

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What are the four bases found in DNA?

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Adenine (A), Thymine (T), Guanine (G), and Cytosine (C).

Front

What makes each organism unique in terms of DNA?

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Different amounts and sequences (orders) of the bases.

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After DNA replication, are the two double helix strands produced identical or not?

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Identical.

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What is the complementary base pair for Adenine (A)?

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Thymine (T).

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What is the complementary base pair for Thymine (T)?

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Adenine (A).

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What is the complementary base pair for Guanine (G)?

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Cytosine (C).

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What is the complementary base pair for Cytosine (C)?

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Guanine (G).

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What enzyme is primarily responsible for adding new bases during DNA replication?

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DNA polymerase.