DNA Structure and Function

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Why is DNA important?

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It serves as the blueprint for proteins (traits) of all living things.

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Which is the correct representation of a nucleotide in DNA?

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Deoxyribose sugar, phosphate group, thymine.

Front

Which of the following is not a component of DNA?

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Carbon Base.

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Which type of bond (between the bases) can be easily broken, allowing the two sides of DNA to move apart for use in the cell?

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Hydrogen bonds.

Front

Which of the following is not a nitrogen base found in DNA?

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Uracil.

Front

What are the three main components of a nucleotide?

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Deoxyribose sugar, phosphate group, nitrogen base.

Front

What is the structure of DNA commonly described as?

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A double helix.

Front

What is the function of DNA?

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To store and transmit genetic information.

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What are the four nitrogen bases found in DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine.

Front

What base pairs with Adenine in DNA?

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Thymine.