DNA and DNA Replication

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What forms the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?

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Deoxyribose sugar and phosphate.

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In a double-stranded DNA molecule, the amount of Adenine is always equal to the amount of which other base?

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Thymine.

Front

What is a gene?

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A segment of DNA that codes for proteins and gives us our traits.

Front

Why is DNA important?

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

Front

What is the process called in which DNA makes an exact copy of itself?

Back

Replication.

Front

What are the four nitrogenous bases in DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine.

Front

What base pairs with Adenine in DNA?

Back

Thymine.

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What base pairs with Cytosine in DNA?

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Guanine.

Front

What is the structure of DNA commonly described as?

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A double helix.

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What is the role of DNA polymerase in DNA replication?

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It synthesizes new DNA strands by adding nucleotides complementary to the template strand.