DNA STRUCTURE REVIEW

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What does DNA contain instructions for?

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Proteins

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What makes up the rungs (steps) of a DNA ladder?

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Nitrogen bases

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What does DNA stand for?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid

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What is the shape of DNA?

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Double helix

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What are the building blocks of DNA?

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Nucleotides

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What are the three components of a nucleotide?

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Sugar, phosphate group, nitrogen base

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What are the four nitrogen bases in DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine

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Which nitrogen bases pair together in DNA?

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Adenine pairs with Thymine, Cytosine pairs with Guanine

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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 is the process of DNA replication?

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The process by which DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division.