DNA Structure

Front

What is the shape of a DNA molecule?

Back

double helix

Front

What are the three components of a nucleotide?

Back

sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base

Front

What DNA base pairs with Adenine?

Back

Thymine

Front

What DNA base pairs with Cytosine?

Back

Guanine

Front

What is the sugar found in DNA?

Back

deoxyribose

Front

What is the function of DNA?

Back

To store and transmit genetic information.

Front

What are the four nitrogenous bases in DNA?

Back

Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine

Front

What is the role of hydrogen bonds in DNA?

Back

They hold the two strands of the double helix together.

Front

What is a gene?

Back

A segment of DNA that codes for a protein.

Front

What is the process of DNA replication?

Back

The process by which DNA makes a copy of itself.