DNA Basics

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What are the building blocks of nucleic acids?

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Nucleotides.

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What are nucleotides composed of?

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A sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base.

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What do we call the threadlike structures that DNA coils into?

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Chromosomes.

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How many strands does DNA have?

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2.

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What is an inherited trait?

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A trait we get from our parents.

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What is the sugar found in DNA called?

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Deoxyribose.

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What is the role of the phosphate group in a nucleotide?

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It helps form the backbone of the DNA structure.

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What are the four nitrogen bases found in DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, and Guanine.

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What base pairs with Adenine in DNA?

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Thymine.

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What is the shape of the DNA molecule?

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Double helix.