Structure of DNA

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What is a gene?

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A section/piece of DNA.

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What complex molecule carries genetic information that defines an organism's traits?

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DNA.

Front

In which organelle is DNA usually found?

Back

Nucleus.

Front

Adenine bonds with which base?

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Thymine.

Front

Which is larger, a strand of DNA or a gene?

Back

DNA.

Front

What are the building blocks of DNA called?

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Nucleotides.

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What are the four bases of DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine.

Front

What is the shape of the DNA molecule?

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Double helix.

Front

What is the function of DNA?

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To store and transmit genetic information.

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What is the process called when DNA makes a copy of itself?

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Replication.