Structure of DNA Exit Slip

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What is the opposite side of a DNA strand for A T C C G?

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T A G G C

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What shape describes a DNA molecule?

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Double Helix

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What are the three parts of a DNA nucleotide?

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Sugar, phosphate, and base.

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What are the individual parts that make up DNA?

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Nucleotides

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What did Erwin Chargaff discover about DNA?

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The amount of Guanine always matches the amount of Cytosine.

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What is the function of DNA?

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To store and transmit genetic information.

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What are the four bases found in DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine.

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What base pairs with Adenine in DNA?

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Thymine.

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What base pairs with Cytosine in DNA?

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Guanine.

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What is the role of the sugar in a DNA nucleotide?

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It forms the backbone of the DNA structure.