DNA Introduction

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Who are the two scientists credited with discovering the double helix structure of DNA?

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James Watson and Francis Crick

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What does DNA stand for?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid

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What shape does a DNA molecule have?

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Double helix

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What does DNA code for?

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Proteins

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What determines the information in a DNA molecule?

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The order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases

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What are the building blocks of DNA?

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Nucleotides

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What are the four nitrogen 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 function of DNA in living organisms?

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To store and transmit genetic information