DNA and Protein Synthesis

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What kind of organic molecule is DNA?

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Nucleic Acid

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What kind of sugar is found in DNA?

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Deoxyribose

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What are the four bases found in DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine

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What is the process of translating RNA into proteins called?

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Translation

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What is the difference between DNA and RNA?

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RNA is single stranded, RNA has uracil, RNA has the sugar ribose.

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What is the shape of DNA?

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Double helix

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What is the function of DNA?

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To store genetic information.

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What are the building blocks of DNA?

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Nucleotides

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What is a gene?

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A segment of DNA that codes for a protein.

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What is the role of ribosomes in protein synthesis?

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They are the site where translation occurs.